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#7491A4 Color

#7491A4 is rgb(116, 145, 164) in RGB, hsl(204, 21%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Slate Gray (#778899), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7491A4
HEX#7491A4
RGBrgb(116, 145, 164)
HSLhsl(204, 21%, 55%)
HSVhsv(204, 29%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.043 237.1)
LABlab(58.45% -7.11 -13.60)
LCHlch(58.45% 15.34 242.38)

What #7491A4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7491A4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 5.09Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 5.33Slate Gray#708090ΔE 7.47Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 8.59Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.94Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7491A4 Channel Values

How #7491A4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 145 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 21% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 29% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7491A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7491A4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7491A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7491A4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7491A4
Complementary
#A48774
Analogous
#74A4A0
Analogous
#7479A4
Triadic
#A47491
Triadic
#91A474
Split comp.
#A47479
Split comp.
#A4A074

Tints & Shades of #7491A4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87A0B0
#99AEBD
#ACBDC9
#C1CED7
#D4DDE3
#E6EBEF

Shades

#618094
#516A7B
#425866
#344550
#26323B
#161D22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7491A4.

How #7491A4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7491A4
Protanopia#8D8DA4
Protanomaly#838EA4
Deuteranopia#8888A5
Deuteranomaly#818CA4
Tritanopia#709494
Tritanomaly#72939A
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7491A4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7491a4: #7491A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7491A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7491a4': '#7491A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.569, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_7491a4">#7491A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7491A4"

More Blue Colors

#7491A4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7491A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7491A4?

#7491A4 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(116, 145, 164) in RGB and hsl(204, 21%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #7491A4?

#7491A4 is rgb(116, 145, 164) — red 116, green 145, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7491A4?

#7491A4 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 12%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7491A4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7491A4 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7491A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7491A4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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