What color is #7079D6?

#7079D6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7079D6?

The RGB value is 112, 121, 214: 112 red, 121 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7079D6?

The complementary color is #D6CD70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7079D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7079D6 color

#7079D6 rgb(112, 121, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7079D6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.5% green and 83.9% blue (112, 121, 214).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 55% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7079D6 color codes

HEX	`#7079D6`
RGB	`rgb(112, 121, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 55%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 48%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 43%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 21.41, -49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 53.47, 293.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.653, 21.973, 66.495)`
Decimal	`7371222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7079D6, 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 #7079D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7079D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #7079D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7079d6; }
.text { color: #7079d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7079d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 121 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7079d6, #9a70d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7079D6?: #7079D6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7079D6?: The RGB value is 112, 121, 214: 112 red, 121 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7079D6?: The complementary color is #D6CD70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7079D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.