What color is #7468A0?

#7468A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7468A0?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 160: 116 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7468A0?

The complementary color is #94A068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7468A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7468A0 color

#7468A0 rgb(116, 104, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7468A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 62.7% blue (116, 104, 160).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7468A0 color codes

HEX	`#7468A0`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 17.45, -28.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 33.5, 301.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.496, 16.151, 35.394)`
Decimal	`7628960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7468A0, 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 #7468A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7468A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	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 #7468A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7468a0; }
.text { color: #7468a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7468a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7468a0, #9068a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7468A0?: #7468A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7468A0?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 160: 116 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7468A0?: The complementary color is #94A068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7468A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.