What color is #7484CE?

#7484CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7484CE?

The RGB value is 116, 132, 206: 116 red, 132 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7484CE?

The complementary color is #CEBE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7484CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7484CE color

#7484CE rgb(116, 132, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7484CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 51.8% green and 80.8% blue (116, 132, 206).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7484CE color codes

HEX	`#7484CE`
RGB	`rgb(116, 132, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 51.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 13.43, -40.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 42.29, 288.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.591, 24.67, 61.741)`
Decimal	`7636174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7484CE, 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 #7484CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7484CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #7484CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7484ce; }
.text { color: #7484ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7484ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 132 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7484ce, #9174ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #7484CE?: #7484CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7484CE?: The RGB value is 116, 132, 206: 116 red, 132 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7484CE?: The complementary color is #CEBE74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7484CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.