What color is #7477FF?

#7477FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7477FF?

The RGB value is 116, 119, 255: 116 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7477FF?

The complementary color is #FFFC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7477FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7477FF color

#7477FF rgb(116, 119, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7477FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 46.7% green and 100% blue (116, 119, 255).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7477FF color codes

HEX	`#7477FF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 119, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 46.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, 36.01, -68.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 77.22, 297.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.844, 24.125, 97.567)`
Decimal	`7632895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7477FF, 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 #7477FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7477FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #7477FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7477ff; }
.text { color: #7477ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7477ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 119 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7477ff, #b674ff); }

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Questions

What color is #7477FF?: #7477FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7477FF?: The RGB value is 116, 119, 255: 116 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7477FF?: The complementary color is #FFFC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7477FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.