What color is #7577A7?

#7577A7 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 #7577A7?

The RGB value is 117, 119, 167: 117 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7577A7?

The complementary color is #A7A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7577A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7577A7 color

#7577A7 rgb(117, 119, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7577A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 46.7% green and 65.5% blue (117, 119, 167).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7577A7 color codes

HEX	`#7577A7`
RGB	`rgb(117, 119, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 46.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 10.57, -25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 27.93, 292.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.906, 19.765, 39.265)`
Decimal	`7698343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7577A7, 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 #7577A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7577A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7577A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7577a7; }
.text { color: #7577a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7577a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 119 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7577a7, #8c75a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7577A7?: #7577A7 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 #7577A7?: The RGB value is 117, 119, 167: 117 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7577A7?: The complementary color is #A7A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7577A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.