What color is #7A90BC?

#7A90BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A90BC?

The RGB value is 122, 144, 188: 122 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A90BC?

The complementary color is #BCA67A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A90BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A90BC color

#7A90BC rgb(122, 144, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A90BC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (122, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#7A90BC color codes

HEX	`#7A90BC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 2.99, -25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 25.6, 276.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.074, 27.714, 51.49)`
Decimal	`8032444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A90BC, 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 #7A90BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A90BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #7A90BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a90bc; }
.text { color: #7a90bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a90bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a90bc, #857abc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A90BC?: #7A90BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A90BC?: The RGB value is 122, 144, 188: 122 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A90BC?: The complementary color is #BCA67A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A90BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.