What color is #789CD9?

#789CD9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #789CD9?

The RGB value is 120, 156, 217: 120 red, 156 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #789CD9?

The complementary color is #D9B578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #789CD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#789CD9 color

#789CD9 rgb(120, 156, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #789CD9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 61.2% green and 85.1% blue (120, 156, 217).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#789CD9 color codes

HEX	`#789CD9`
RGB	`rgb(120, 156, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 61.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 56%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 45%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, 3.65, -34.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 35.12, 275.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.155, 32.778, 70.265)`
Decimal	`7904473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #789CD9, 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 #789CD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#789CD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	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 #789CD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #789cd9; }
.text { color: #789cd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #789cd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 156 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #789cd9, #8578d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #789CD9?: #789CD9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #789CD9?: The RGB value is 120, 156, 217: 120 red, 156 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #789CD9?: The complementary color is #D9B578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #789CD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.