What color is #7474C0?

#7474C0 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 #7474C0?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 192: 116 red, 116 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7474C0?

The complementary color is #C0C074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7474C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7474C0 color

#7474C0 rgb(116, 116, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7474C0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 75.3% blue (116, 116, 192).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 38% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#7474C0 color codes

HEX	`#7474C0`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 38%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 18.95, -39.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 44.14, 295.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.96, 20.009, 52.511)`
Decimal	`7632064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7474C0, 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 #7474C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7474C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #7474C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7474c0; }
.text { color: #7474c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7474c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7474c0, #9a74c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #7474C0?: #7474C0 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 #7474C0?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 192: 116 red, 116 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7474C0?: The complementary color is #C0C074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7474C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.