What color is #7474DD?

#7474DD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7474DD?

The RGB value is 116, 116, 221: 116 red, 116 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7474DD?

The complementary color is #DDDD74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7474DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7474DD color

#7474DD rgb(116, 116, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7474DD is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 45.5% green and 86.7% blue (116, 116, 221).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 61% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#7474DD color codes

HEX	`#7474DD`
RGB	`rgb(116, 116, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 45.5%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 61%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 48%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 48%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 27.44, -53.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 60.46, 297)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.495, 21.423, 71.132)`
Decimal	`7632093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7474DD, 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 #7474DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7474DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #7474DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7474dd; }
.text { color: #7474dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7474dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 116 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7474dd, #a974dd); }

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Questions

What color is #7474DD?: #7474DD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7474DD?: The RGB value is 116, 116, 221: 116 red, 116 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7474DD?: The complementary color is #DDDD74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7474DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.