What color is #757397?

#757397 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 #757397?

The RGB value is 117, 115, 151: 117 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757397?

The complementary color is #959773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757397 color

#757397 rgb(117, 115, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757397 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.1% green and 59.2% blue (117, 115, 151).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#757397 color codes

HEX	`#757397`
RGB	`rgb(117, 115, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 24%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 8.86, -19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 21.14, 294.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.051, 18.277, 31.796)`
Decimal	`7697303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757397, 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 #757397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#757397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #757397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757397; }
.text { color: #757397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 115 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757397, #877397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #757397?: #757397 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 #757397?: The RGB value is 117, 115, 151: 117 red, 115 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757397?: The complementary color is #959773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.