What color is #7B7CBA?

#7B7CBA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7CBA?

The RGB value is 123, 124, 186: 123 red, 124 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7CBA?

The complementary color is #BAB97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7CBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7CBA color

#7B7CBA rgb(123, 124, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7CBA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.6% green and 72.9% blue (123, 124, 186).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7B7CBA color codes

HEX	`#7B7CBA`
RGB	`rgb(123, 124, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 33%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 14.45, -32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 35.73, 293.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.237, 22.171, 49.447)`
Decimal	`8092858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7CBA, 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 #7B7CBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7CBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7B7CBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7cba; }
.text { color: #7b7cba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7cba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 124 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7cba, #9a7bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7CBA?: #7B7CBA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7CBA?: The RGB value is 123, 124, 186: 123 red, 124 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7CBA?: The complementary color is #BAB97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7CBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.