What color is #7A83B5?

#7A83B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A83B5?

The RGB value is 122, 131, 181: 122 red, 131 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A83B5?

The complementary color is #B5AC7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A83B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A83B5 color

#7A83B5 rgb(122, 131, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A83B5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51.4% green and 71% blue (122, 131, 181).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7A83B5 color codes

HEX	`#7A83B5`
RGB	`rgb(122, 131, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 8.68, -27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 28.71, 287.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.48, 23.706, 46.993)`
Decimal	`8029109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A83B5, 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 #7A83B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A83B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #7A83B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a83b5; }
.text { color: #7a83b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a83b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 131 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a83b5, #8f7ab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A83B5?: #7A83B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A83B5?: The RGB value is 122, 131, 181: 122 red, 131 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A83B5?: The complementary color is #B5AC7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A83B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.