What color is #7888D0?

#7888D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7888D0?

The RGB value is 120, 136, 208: 120 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7888D0?

The complementary color is #D0C078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7888D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7888D0 color

#7888D0 rgb(120, 136, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7888D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 53.3% green and 81.6% blue (120, 136, 208).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 48% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7888D0 color codes

HEX	`#7888D0`
RGB	`rgb(120, 136, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 53.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 48%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 42%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 12.67, -38.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 40.97, 288.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.932, 26.154, 63.239)`
Decimal	`7899344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7888D0, 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 #7888D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7888D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #7888D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7888d0; }
.text { color: #7888d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7888d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 136 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7888d0, #9478d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7888D0?: #7888D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7888D0?: The RGB value is 120, 136, 208: 120 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7888D0?: The complementary color is #D0C078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7888D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.