What color is #738BBF?

#738BBF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #738BBF?

The RGB value is 115, 139, 191: 115 red, 139 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #738BBF?

The complementary color is #BFA773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #738BBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#738BBF color

#738BBF rgb(115, 139, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #738BBF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.5% green and 74.9% blue (115, 139, 191).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#738BBF color codes

HEX	`#738BBF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 139, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 54.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 4.74, -29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 30.18, 279.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.704, 25.87, 52.919)`
Decimal	`7572415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #738BBF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #738BBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#738BBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #738BBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #738bbf; }
.text { color: #738bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #738bbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 139 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #738bbf, #8173bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #738BBF?: #738BBF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #738BBF?: The RGB value is 115, 139, 191: 115 red, 139 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #738BBF?: The complementary color is #BFA773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #738BBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.