What color is #7A86BB?

#7A86BB 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 #7A86BB?

The RGB value is 122, 134, 187: 122 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A86BB?

The complementary color is #BBAF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A86BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A86BB color

#7A86BB rgb(122, 134, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A86BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.5% green and 73.3% blue (122, 134, 187).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7A86BB color codes

HEX	`#7A86BB`
RGB	`rgb(122, 134, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 8.53, -29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 30.36, 286.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.518, 24.775, 50.442)`
Decimal	`8029883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A86BB, 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 #7A86BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A86BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #7A86BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a86bb; }
.text { color: #7a86bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a86bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 134 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a86bb, #8e7abb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A86BB?: #7A86BB 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 #7A86BB?: The RGB value is 122, 134, 187: 122 red, 134 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A86BB?: The complementary color is #BBAF7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A86BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.