What color is #7B819E?

#7B819E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B819E?

The RGB value is 123, 129, 158: 123 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B819E?

The complementary color is #9E987B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B819E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B819E color

#7B819E rgb(123, 129, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B819E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.6% green and 62% blue (123, 129, 158).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7B819E color codes

HEX	`#7B819E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 129, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, 4.3, -16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 16.78, 284.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.189, 22.38, 35.492)`
Decimal	`8094110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B819E, 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 #7B819E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B819E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7B819E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b819e; }
.text { color: #7b819e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b819e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 129 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b819e, #877b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B819E?: #7B819E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B819E?: The RGB value is 123, 129, 158: 123 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B819E?: The complementary color is #9E987B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B819E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.