What color is #7A9DC5?

#7A9DC5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9DC5?

The RGB value is 122, 157, 197: 122 red, 157 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9DC5?

The complementary color is #C5A27A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9DC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9DC5 color

#7A9DC5 rgb(122, 157, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A9DC5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 61.6% green and 77.3% blue (122, 157, 197).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shipmate (#7AA3CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#7A9DC5 color codes

HEX	`#7A9DC5`
RGB	`rgb(122, 157, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 61.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 38%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, -1.97, -24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 24.5, 265.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.158, 32.281, 57.454)`
Decimal	`8035781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9DC5, 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 #7A9DC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7A9DC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #7A9DC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9dc5; }
.text { color: #7a9dc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9dc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 157 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9dc5, #7c7ac5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A9DC5?: #7A9DC5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9DC5?: The RGB value is 122, 157, 197: 122 red, 157 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9DC5?: The complementary color is #C5A27A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9DC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.