What color is #7793D3?

#7793D3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7793D3?

The RGB value is 119, 147, 211: 119 red, 147 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7793D3?

The complementary color is #D3B777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7793D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7793D3 color

#7793D3 rgb(119, 147, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7793D3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 57.6% green and 82.7% blue (119, 147, 211).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#7793D3 color codes

HEX	`#7793D3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 147, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 57.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, 6.85, -35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 36.56, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.796, 29.491, 65.738)`
Decimal	`7836627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7793D3, 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 #7793D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7793D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #7793D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7793d3; }
.text { color: #7793d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7793d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 147 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7793d3, #8977d3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7793D3?: #7793D3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7793D3?: The RGB value is 119, 147, 211: 119 red, 147 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7793D3?: The complementary color is #D3B777, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7793D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.