What color is #7987AC?

#7987AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7987AC?

The RGB value is 121, 135, 172: 121 red, 135 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7987AC?

The complementary color is #AC9E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7987AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7987AC color

#7987AC rgb(121, 135, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7987AC is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 52.9% green and 67.5% blue (121, 135, 172).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#7987AC color codes

HEX	`#7987AC`
RGB	`rgb(121, 135, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 52.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, 3.69, -21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 21.51, 279.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.993, 24.371, 42.462)`
Decimal	`7964588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7987AC, 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 #7987AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7987AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #7987AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7987ac; }
.text { color: #7987ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7987ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 135 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7987ac, #8479ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7987AC?: #7987AC is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7987AC?: The RGB value is 121, 135, 172: 121 red, 135 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7987AC?: The complementary color is #AC9E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7987AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.