What color is #7B89CD?

#7B89CD 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 #7B89CD?

The RGB value is 123, 137, 205: 123 red, 137 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B89CD?

The complementary color is #CDBF7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B89CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B89CD color

#7B89CD rgb(123, 137, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B89CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.7% green and 80.4% blue (123, 137, 205).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7B89CD color codes

HEX	`#7B89CD`
RGB	`rgb(123, 137, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 33%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, 12.01, -36.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 38.65, 288.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.13, 26.509, 61.38)`
Decimal	`8096205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B89CD, 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 #7B89CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B89CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #7B89CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b89cd; }
.text { color: #7b89cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b89cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 137 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b89cd, #967bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B89CD?: #7B89CD 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 #7B89CD?: The RGB value is 123, 137, 205: 123 red, 137 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B89CD?: The complementary color is #CDBF7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B89CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.