What color is #7892CE?

#7892CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7892CE?

The RGB value is 120, 146, 206: 120 red, 146 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7892CE?

The complementary color is #CEB478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7892CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7892CE color

#7892CE rgb(120, 146, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7892CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 57.3% green and 80.8% blue (120, 146, 206).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#7892CE color codes

HEX	`#7892CE`
RGB	`rgb(120, 146, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 57.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, 6.26, -33.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 34.35, 280.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.162, 29.006, 62.443)`
Decimal	`7901902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7892CE, 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 #7892CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7892CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #7892CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7892ce; }
.text { color: #7892ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7892ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 146 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7892ce, #8978ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7892CE?: #7892CE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7892CE?: The RGB value is 120, 146, 206: 120 red, 146 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7892CE?: The complementary color is #CEB478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7892CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.