What color is #7694C8?

#7694C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7694C8?

The RGB value is 118, 148, 200: 118 red, 148 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7694C8?

The complementary color is #C8AA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7694C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7694C8 color

#7694C8 rgb(118, 148, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7694C8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 58% green and 78.4% blue (118, 148, 200).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#7694C8 color codes

HEX	`#7694C8`
RGB	`rgb(118, 148, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 58%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 2.88, -30.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 30.29, 275.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.483, 29.2, 58.768)`
Decimal	`7771336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7694C8, 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 #7694C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7694C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #7694C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7694c8; }
.text { color: #7694c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7694c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 148 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7694c8, #8176c8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7694C8?: #7694C8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7694C8?: The RGB value is 118, 148, 200: 118 red, 148 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7694C8?: The complementary color is #C8AA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7694C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.