What color is #7B84D2?

#7B84D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B84D2?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 210: 123 red, 132 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B84D2?

The complementary color is #D2C97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B84D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B84D2 color

#7B84D2 rgb(123, 132, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B84D2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 82.4% blue (123, 132, 210).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#7B84D2 color codes

HEX	`#7B84D2`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 37%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 16.38, -41.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 44.39, 291.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.049, 25.365, 64.378)`
Decimal	`8094930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B84D2, 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 #7B84D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B84D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #7B84D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b84d2; }
.text { color: #7b84d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b84d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b84d2, #9d7bd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B84D2?: #7B84D2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B84D2?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 210: 123 red, 132 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B84D2?: The complementary color is #D2C97B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B84D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.