What color is #7794D3?

#7794D3 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 #7794D3?

The RGB value is 119, 148, 211: 119 red, 148 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7794D3?

The complementary color is #D3B677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7794D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7794D3 color

#7794D3 rgb(119, 148, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7794D3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 58% green and 82.7% blue (119, 148, 211).

Its hue angle is 221°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#7794D3 color codes

HEX	`#7794D3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 148, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 58%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 6.27, -35.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 36.04, 280.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.952, 29.803, 65.79)`
Decimal	`7836883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7794D3, 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 #7794D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7794D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #7794D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7794d3; }
.text { color: #7794d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7794d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 148 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7794d3, #8877d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7794D3?: #7794D3 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 #7794D3?: The RGB value is 119, 148, 211: 119 red, 148 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7794D3?: The complementary color is #D3B677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7794D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.