What color is #7B84A5?

#7B84A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B84A5?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 165: 123 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B84A5?

The complementary color is #A59C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B84A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B84A5 color

#7B84A5 rgb(123, 132, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B84A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 64.7% blue (123, 132, 165).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#7B84A5 color codes

HEX	`#7B84A5`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, 4.28, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 19.09, 282.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.209, 23.429, 38.89)`
Decimal	`8094885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B84A5, 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 #7B84A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B84A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #7B84A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b84a5; }
.text { color: #7b84a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b84a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b84a5, #877ba5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B84A5?: #7B84A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B84A5?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 165: 123 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B84A5?: The complementary color is #A59C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B84A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.