What color is #7479AA?

#7479AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7479AA?

The RGB value is 116, 121, 170: 116 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7479AA?

The complementary color is #AAA574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7479AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7479AA color

#7479AA rgb(116, 121, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7479AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 47.5% green and 66.7% blue (116, 121, 170).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7479AA color codes

HEX	`#7479AA`
RGB	`rgb(116, 121, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 47.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, 9.87, -26.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 28.45, 290.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.294, 20.289, 40.817)`
Decimal	`7633322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7479AA, 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 #7479AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7479AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #7479AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7479aa; }
.text { color: #7479aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7479aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 121 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7479aa, #8a74aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7479AA?: #7479AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7479AA?: The RGB value is 116, 121, 170: 116 red, 121 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7479AA?: The complementary color is #AAA574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7479AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.