What color is #7566A9?

#7566A9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7566A9?

The RGB value is 117, 102, 169: 117 red, 102 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7566A9?

The complementary color is #9AA966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7566A9?

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.

#7566A9 color

#7566A9 rgb(117, 102, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7566A9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 40% green and 66.3% blue (117, 102, 169).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% 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).

#7566A9 color codes

HEX	`#7566A9`
RGB	`rgb(117, 102, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 40%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 21.33, -33.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 40.04, 302.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.247, 16.149, 39.631)`
Decimal	`7693993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7566A9, 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 #7566A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7566A9 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 #7566A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7566a9; }
.text { color: #7566a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7566a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 102 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7566a9, #9666a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7566A9?: #7566A9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7566A9?: The RGB value is 117, 102, 169: 117 red, 102 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7566A9?: The complementary color is #9AA966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7566A9?: 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.