What color is #747AA7?

#747AA7 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 #747AA7?

The RGB value is 116, 122, 167: 116 red, 122 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747AA7?

The complementary color is #A7A174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747AA7 color

#747AA7 rgb(116, 122, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #747AA7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.8% green and 65.5% blue (116, 122, 167).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 27% 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 5.08:1).

#747AA7 color codes

HEX	`#747AA7`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 27%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 8.48, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 26.13, 288.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.135, 20.421, 39.38)`
Decimal	`7633575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747AA7, 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 #747AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #747AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747aa7; }
.text { color: #747aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747aa7, #8874a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #747AA7?: #747AA7 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 #747AA7?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 167: 116 red, 122 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747AA7?: The complementary color is #A7A174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.