What color is #7475A5?

#7475A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7475A5?

The RGB value is 116, 117, 165: 116 red, 117 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7475A5?

The complementary color is #A5A474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7475A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7475A5 color

#7475A5 rgb(116, 117, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7475A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.9% green and 64.7% blue (116, 117, 165).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7475A5 color codes

HEX	`#7475A5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 117, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, 10.93, -25.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 28.01, 292.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.353, 19.152, 38.214)`
Decimal	`7632293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7475A5, 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 #7475A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7475A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #7475A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7475a5; }
.text { color: #7475a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7475a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 117 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7475a5, #8c74a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7475A5?: #7475A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7475A5?: The RGB value is 116, 117, 165: 116 red, 117 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7475A5?: The complementary color is #A5A474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7475A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.