What color is #7474BA?

#7474BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7474BA?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 186: 116 red, 116 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7474BA?

The complementary color is #BABA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7474BA?

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.

#7474BA color

#7474BA rgb(116, 116, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7474BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 72.9% blue (116, 116, 186).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7474BA color codes

HEX	`#7474BA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 17.25, -36.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 40.72, 295.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.308, 19.748, 49.081)`
Decimal	`7632058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7474BA, 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 #7474BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7474BA 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 #7474BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7474ba; }
.text { color: #7474ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7474ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7474ba, #9774ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #7474BA?: #7474BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7474BA?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 186: 116 red, 116 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7474BA?: The complementary color is #BABA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7474BA?: 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.