What color is #7393B8?

#7393B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7393B8?

The RGB value is 115, 147, 184: 115 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7393B8?

The complementary color is #B89873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7393B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7393B8 color

#7393B8 rgb(115, 147, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7393B8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.6% green and 72.2% blue (115, 147, 184).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Heavenly Sky (#6B90B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7393B8 color codes

HEX	`#7393B8`
RGB	`rgb(115, 147, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 38%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, -1.79, -22.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 22.91, 265.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.153, 27.972, 49.359)`
Decimal	`7574456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7393B8, 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 #7393B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7393B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #7393B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7393b8; }
.text { color: #7393b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7393b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 147 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7393b8, #7573b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7393B8?: #7393B8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7393B8?: The RGB value is 115, 147, 184: 115 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7393B8?: The complementary color is #B89873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7393B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.