What color is #757494?

#757494 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 #757494?

The RGB value is 117, 116, 148: 117 red, 116 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757494?

The complementary color is #939474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757494 color

#757494 rgb(117, 116, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757494 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.5% green and 58% blue (117, 116, 148).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#757494 color codes

HEX	`#757494`
RGB	`rgb(117, 116, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 7.53, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 18.76, 293.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.926, 18.411, 30.568)`
Decimal	`7697556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757494, 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 #757494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #757494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757494; }
.text { color: #757494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 116 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757494, #857494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #757494?: #757494 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 #757494?: The RGB value is 117, 116, 148: 117 red, 116 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757494?: The complementary color is #939474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.