What color is #007FD7?

#007FD7 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #007FD7?

The RGB value is 0, 127, 215: 0 red, 127 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #007FD7?

The complementary color is #D75800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #007FD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#007FD7 color

#007FD7 rgb(0, 127, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #007FD7 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 49.8% green and 84.3% blue (0, 127, 215).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#007FD7 color codes

HEX	`#007FD7`
RGB	`rgb(0, 127, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 49.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 3.85, -53.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 53.22, 274.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.85, 20.082, 67.107)`
Decimal	`32727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #007FD7, 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 #007FD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#007FD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #007FD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #007fd7; }
.text { color: #007fd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #007fd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 127 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #007fd7, #0014d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #007FD7?: #007FD7 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #007FD7?: The RGB value is 0, 127, 215: 0 red, 127 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #007FD7?: The complementary color is #D75800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #007FD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.