What color is #7B85BE?

#7B85BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B85BE?

The RGB value is 123, 133, 190: 123 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B85BE?

The complementary color is #BEB47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B85BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B85BE color

#7B85BE rgb(123, 133, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B85BE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.2% green and 74.5% blue (123, 133, 190).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7B85BE color codes

HEX	`#7B85BE`
RGB	`rgb(123, 133, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, 10.21, -30.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 32.59, 288.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.848, 24.703, 52.111)`
Decimal	`8095166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B85BE, 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 #7B85BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B85BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #7B85BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b85be; }
.text { color: #7b85be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b85be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 133 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b85be, #937bbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B85BE?: #7B85BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B85BE?: The RGB value is 123, 133, 190: 123 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B85BE?: The complementary color is #BEB47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B85BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.