What color is #7481A5?

#7481A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7481A5?

The RGB value is 116, 129, 165: 116 red, 129 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7481A5?

The complementary color is #A59874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7481A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7481A5 color

#7481A5 rgb(116, 129, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7481A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 50.6% green and 64.7% blue (116, 129, 165).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7481A5 color codes

HEX	`#7481A5`
RGB	`rgb(116, 129, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 50.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 3.83, -20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 21.06, 280.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.842, 22.129, 38.711)`
Decimal	`7635365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7481A5, 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 #7481A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7481A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7481A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7481a5; }
.text { color: #7481a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7481a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 129 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7481a5, #8074a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7481A5?: #7481A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7481A5?: The RGB value is 116, 129, 165: 116 red, 129 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7481A5?: The complementary color is #A59874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7481A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.