What color is #747AAA?

#747AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #747AAA?

The RGB value is 116, 122, 170: 116 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #747AAA?

The complementary color is #AAA474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #747AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#747AAA color

#747AAA rgb(116, 122, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #747AAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.8% green and 66.7% blue (116, 122, 170).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#747AAA color codes

HEX	`#747AAA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 122, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 28%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 9.27, -26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 27.85, 289.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.416, 20.534, 40.857)`
Decimal	`7633578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #747AAA, 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 #747AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#747AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #747AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #747aaa; }
.text { color: #747aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #747aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 122 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #747aaa, #8974aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #747AAA?: #747AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #747AAA?: The RGB value is 116, 122, 170: 116 red, 122 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #747AAA?: The complementary color is #AAA474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #747AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.