What color is #7490D1?

#7490D1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7490D1?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 209: 116 red, 144 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7490D1?

The complementary color is #D1B574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7490D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7490D1 color

#7490D1 rgb(116, 144, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7490D1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 82% blue (116, 144, 209).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#7490D1 color codes

HEX	`#7490D1`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, 7.25, -36.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 37.22, 281.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.681, 28.261, 64.253)`
Decimal	`7639249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7490D1, 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 #7490D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7490D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #7490D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7490d1; }
.text { color: #7490d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7490d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7490d1, #8774d1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7490D1?: #7490D1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7490D1?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 209: 116 red, 144 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7490D1?: The complementary color is #D1B574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7490D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.