What color is #7C94B3?

#7C94B3 is a desaturated azure known as Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celestial Horizon?

The RGB value is 124, 148, 179: 124 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celestial Horizon?

The complementary color is #B39B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C94B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celestial Horizon color: hex code #7C94B3

#7C94B3 rgb(124, 148, 179)

Shades of blue

Celestial Horizon has the hex code #7C94B3. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58% green and 70.2% blue (124, 148, 179).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3) color codes

HEX	`#7C94B3`
RGB	`rgb(124, 148, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 17%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -1.05, -18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 18.97, 266.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.036, 28.718, 46.758)`
Decimal	`8164531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celestial Horizon, 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 #7C94B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C94B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #7C94B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c94b3; }
.text { color: #7c94b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c94b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 148 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c94b3, #7f7cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

See #7C94B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7C94B3?: #7C94B3 is a desaturated azure known as Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celestial Horizon?: The RGB value is 124, 148, 179: 124 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celestial Horizon?: The complementary color is #B39B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C94B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.