What color is #7883B1?

#7883B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7883B1?

The RGB value is 120, 131, 177: 120 red, 131 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7883B1?

The complementary color is #B1A678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7883B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7883B1 color

#7883B1 rgb(120, 131, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7883B1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 51.4% green and 69.4% blue (120, 131, 177).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#7883B1 color codes

HEX	`#7883B1`
RGB	`rgb(120, 131, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 51.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 7.02, -25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 26.51, 285.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.796, 23.399, 44.849)`
Decimal	`7898033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7883B1, 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 #7883B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7883B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #7883B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7883b1; }
.text { color: #7883b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7883b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 131 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7883b1, #8978b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7883B1?: #7883B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7883B1?: The RGB value is 120, 131, 177: 120 red, 131 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7883B1?: The complementary color is #B1A678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7883B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.