What color is #007CFA?

#007CFA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Azure. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007CFA?

The RGB value is 0, 124, 250: 0 red, 124 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007CFA?

The complementary color is #FA7E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007CFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007CFA color

#007CFA rgb(0, 124, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #007CFA is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 48.6% green and 98% blue (0, 124, 250).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Azure (#007FFF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#007CFA color codes

HEX	`#007CFA`
RGB	`rgb(0, 124, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 48.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 19.35, -70.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 73.07, 285.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.457, 21.314, 93.249)`
Decimal	`31994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007CFA, 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 #007CFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#007CFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #007CFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007cfa; }
.text { color: #007cfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007cfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 124 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007cfa, #0100fa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #007CFA?: #007CFA is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Azure. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007CFA?: The RGB value is 0, 124, 250: 0 red, 124 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007CFA?: The complementary color is #FA7E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007CFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.