What color is #7996D5?

#7996D5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7996D5?

The RGB value is 121, 150, 213: 121 red, 150 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7996D5?

The complementary color is #D5B879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7996D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7996D5 color

#7996D5 rgb(121, 150, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7996D5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 58.8% green and 83.5% blue (121, 150, 213).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 52% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#7996D5 color codes

HEX	`#7996D5`
RGB	`rgb(121, 150, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 58.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 52%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 43%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, 6.2, -35.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 35.96, 279.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.798, 30.68, 67.237)`
Decimal	`7968469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7996D5, 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 #7996D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7996D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #7996D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7996d5; }
.text { color: #7996d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7996d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 150 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7996d5, #8a79d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7996D5?: #7996D5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7996D5?: The RGB value is 121, 150, 213: 121 red, 150 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7996D5?: The complementary color is #D5B879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7996D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.