What color is #7A97DA?

#7A97DA 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 #7A97DA?

The RGB value is 122, 151, 218: 122 red, 151 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A97DA?

The complementary color is #DABD7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A97DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A97DA color

#7A97DA rgb(122, 151, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A97DA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.2% green and 85.5% blue (122, 151, 218).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 56% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#7A97DA color codes

HEX	`#7A97DA`
RGB	`rgb(122, 151, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 56%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, 7.31, -37.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 38.05, 281.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.744, 31.331, 70.691)`
Decimal	`8034266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A97DA, 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 #7A97DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7A97DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #7A97DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a97da; }
.text { color: #7a97da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a97da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 151 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a97da, #8d7ada); }

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Questions

What color is #7A97DA?: #7A97DA 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 #7A97DA?: The RGB value is 122, 151, 218: 122 red, 151 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A97DA?: The complementary color is #DABD7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A97DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.