What color is #7B83AF?

#7B83AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B83AF?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 175: 123 red, 131 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B83AF?

The complementary color is #AFA77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B83AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B83AF color

#7B83AF rgb(123, 131, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B83AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 68.6% blue (123, 131, 175).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#7B83AF color codes

HEX	`#7B83AF`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, 7.4, -24.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 25.29, 287.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.02, 23.538, 43.827)`
Decimal	`8094639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B83AF, 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 #7B83AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B83AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #7B83AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b83af; }
.text { color: #7b83af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b83af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b83af, #8d7baf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B83AF?: #7B83AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B83AF?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 175: 123 red, 131 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B83AF?: The complementary color is #AFA77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B83AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.