What color is #757593?

#757593 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 #757593?

The RGB value is 117, 117, 147: 117 red, 117 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #757593?

The complementary color is #939375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #757593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#757593 color

#757593 rgb(117, 117, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #757593 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 45.9% green and 57.6% blue (117, 117, 147).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% 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 4.72:1).

#757593 color codes

HEX	`#757593`
RGB	`rgb(117, 117, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 45.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 6.69, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 17.56, 292.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.963, 18.611, 30.191)`
Decimal	`7697811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #757593, 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 #757593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#757593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #757593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #757593; }
.text { color: #757593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #757593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 117 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #757593, #847593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #757593?: #757593 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 #757593?: The RGB value is 117, 117, 147: 117 red, 117 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #757593?: The complementary color is #939375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #757593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.