What color is #7B859D?

#7B859D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B859D?

The RGB value is 123, 133, 157: 123 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B859D?

The complementary color is #9D937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B859D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B859D color

#7B859D rgb(123, 133, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B859D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.2% green and 61.6% blue (123, 133, 157).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#7B859D color codes

HEX	`#7B859D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 133, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, 1.75, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 14.12, 277.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.64, 23.42, 35.219)`
Decimal	`8095133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B859D, 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 #7B859D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B859D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #7B859D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b859d; }
.text { color: #7b859d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b859d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 133 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b859d, #827b9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B859D?: #7B859D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B859D?: The RGB value is 123, 133, 157: 123 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B859D?: The complementary color is #9D937B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B859D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.