What color is #7486F6?

#7486F6 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 #7486F6?

The RGB value is 116, 134, 246: 116 red, 134 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7486F6?

The complementary color is #F6E474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7486F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7486F6 color

#7486F6 rgb(116, 134, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7486F6 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 52.5% green and 96.5% blue (116, 134, 246).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#7486F6 color codes

HEX	`#7486F6`
RGB	`rgb(116, 134, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 52.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 46%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 24.31, -58.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 63.16, 292.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.357, 27.415, 90.757)`
Decimal	`7636726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7486F6, 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 #7486F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7486F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #7486F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7486f6; }
.text { color: #7486f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7486f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 134 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7486f6, #a374f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7486F6?: #7486F6 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 #7486F6?: The RGB value is 116, 134, 246: 116 red, 134 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7486F6?: The complementary color is #F6E474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7486F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.