What color is #7580AE?

#7580AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7580AE?

The RGB value is 117, 128, 174: 117 red, 128 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7580AE?

The complementary color is #AEA375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7580AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7580AE color

#7580AE rgb(117, 128, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7580AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 50.2% green and 68.2% blue (117, 128, 174).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#7580AE color codes

HEX	`#7580AE`
RGB	`rgb(117, 128, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 50.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.32, 7.09, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.32, 26.62, 285.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.693, 22.275, 43.14)`
Decimal	`7700654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7580AE, 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 #7580AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7580AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #7580AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7580ae; }
.text { color: #7580ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7580ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 128 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7580ae, #8675ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7580AE?: #7580AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7580AE?: The RGB value is 117, 128, 174: 117 red, 128 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7580AE?: The complementary color is #AEA375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7580AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.