What color is #757395?

#757395 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 #757395?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 149: 117 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757395?

The complementary color is #939573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757395 color

#757395 rgb(117, 115, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757395 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 58.4% blue (117, 115, 149).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#757395 color codes

HEX	`#757395`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, 8.37, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 19.97, 294.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.89, 18.213, 30.948)`
Decimal	`7697301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757395, 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 #757395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #757395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757395; }
.text { color: #757395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757395, #867395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #757395?: #757395 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 #757395?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 149: 117 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757395?: The complementary color is #939573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.