What color is #7A95CF?

#7A95CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A95CF?

The RGB value is 122, 149, 207: 122 red, 149 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A95CF?

The complementary color is #CFB47A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A95CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A95CF color

#7A95CF rgb(122, 149, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A95CF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 58.4% green and 81.2% blue (122, 149, 207).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#7A95CF color codes

HEX	`#7A95CF`
RGB	`rgb(122, 149, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 58.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 41%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 5.33, -32.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 33.22, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.032, 30.136, 63.254)`
Decimal	`8033743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A95CF, 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 #7A95CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7A95CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #7A95CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a95cf; }
.text { color: #7a95cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a95cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 149 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a95cf, #8a7acf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7A95CF?: #7A95CF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A95CF?: The RGB value is 122, 149, 207: 122 red, 149 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A95CF?: The complementary color is #CFB47A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A95CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.