What color is #7490CD?

#7490CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7490CD?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 205: 116 red, 144 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7490CD?

The complementary color is #CDB174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7490CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7490CD color

#7490CD rgb(116, 144, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7490CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 80.4% blue (116, 144, 205).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7490CD color codes

HEX	`#7490CD`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 47%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 43%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 6.09, -34.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 35.07, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.192, 28.066, 61.678)`
Decimal	`7639245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7490CD, 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 #7490CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7490CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #7490CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7490cd; }
.text { color: #7490cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7490cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7490cd, #8474cd); }

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Questions

What color is #7490CD?: #7490CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7490CD?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 205: 116 red, 144 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7490CD?: The complementary color is #CDB174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7490CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.