What color is #7887BF?

#7887BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7887BF?

The RGB value is 120, 135, 191: 120 red, 135 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7887BF?

The complementary color is #BFB078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7887BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7887BF color

#7887BF rgb(120, 135, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7887BF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 52.9% green and 74.9% blue (120, 135, 191).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#7887BF color codes

HEX	`#7887BF`
RGB	`rgb(120, 135, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 52.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 29%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 8.46, -30.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 32.1, 285.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.811, 25.082, 52.761)`
Decimal	`7899071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7887BF, 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 #7887BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7887BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #7887BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7887bf; }
.text { color: #7887bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7887bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 135 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7887bf, #8d78bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7887BF?: #7887BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7887BF?: The RGB value is 120, 135, 191: 120 red, 135 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7887BF?: The complementary color is #BFB078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7887BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.