What color is #7983C1?

#7983C1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7983C1?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 193: 121 red, 131 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7983C1?

The complementary color is #C1B779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7983C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7983C1 color

#7983C1 rgb(121, 131, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7983C1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 75.7% blue (121, 131, 193).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#7983C1 color codes

HEX	`#7983C1`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 32%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 11.65, -33.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 35.49, 289.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.624, 24.147, 53.752)`
Decimal	`7963585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7983C1, 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 #7983C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7983C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #7983C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7983c1; }
.text { color: #7983c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7983c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7983c1, #9379c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7983C1?: #7983C1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7983C1?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 193: 121 red, 131 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7983C1?: The complementary color is #C1B779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7983C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.