What color is #7681B0?

#7681B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7681B0?

The RGB value is 118, 129, 176: 118 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7681B0?

The complementary color is #B0A576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7681B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7681B0 color

#7681B0 rgb(118, 129, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7681B0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 50.6% green and 69% blue (118, 129, 176).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7681B0 color codes

HEX	`#7681B0`
RGB	`rgb(118, 129, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 50.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, 7.33, -26.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 27.15, 285.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.156, 22.686, 44.225)`
Decimal	`7766448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7681B0, 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 #7681B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7681B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #7681B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7681b0; }
.text { color: #7681b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7681b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 129 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7681b0, #8876b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7681B0?: #7681B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7681B0?: The RGB value is 118, 129, 176: 118 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7681B0?: The complementary color is #B0A576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7681B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.