Close to Royal Purple
#7166BF
#7166BF is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 44.3% red, 40% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #7166BF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.82:1 AABlack text on this color
4.36:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.82:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.36:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7166BF as they’d see it.
#7166BF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #7166BF
What color is #7166BF?
#7166BF is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Royal Purple. In RGB it’s made of 44.3% red, 40% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #7166BF in RGB?
#7166BF is rgb(113, 102, 191): 113 red, 102 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #7166BF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 47, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #7166BF?
PANTONE 7456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #7166BF?
Its complement #697912 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.