What color is #7490D9?

#7490D9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7490D9?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 217: 116 red, 144 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7490D9?

The complementary color is #D9BD74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7490D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7490D9 color

#7490D9 rgb(116, 144, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7490D9 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 85.1% blue (116, 144, 217).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 57% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#7490D9 color codes

HEX	`#7490D9`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 57%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 47%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 9.59, -40.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 41.53, 283.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.696, 28.667, 69.601)`
Decimal	`7639257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7490D9, 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 #7490D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7490D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #7490D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7490d9; }
.text { color: #7490d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7490d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7490d9, #8b74d9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7490D9?: #7490D9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7490D9?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 217: 116 red, 144 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7490D9?: The complementary color is #D9BD74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7490D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.