What color is #7B8EE5?

#7B8EE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8EE5?

The RGB value is 123, 142, 229: 123 red, 142 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8EE5?

The complementary color is #E5D27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8EE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8EE5 color

#7B8EE5 rgb(123, 142, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B8EE5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.7% green and 89.8% blue (123, 142, 229).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 67% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#7B8EE5 color codes

HEX	`#7B8EE5`
RGB	`rgb(123, 142, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 67%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 46%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, 16, -46.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 48.99, 289.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.98, 29.212, 78.067)`
Decimal	`8097509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8EE5, 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 #7B8EE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8EE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #7B8EE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8ee5; }
.text { color: #7b8ee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8ee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 142 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8ee5, #9d7be5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8EE5?: #7B8EE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8EE5?: The RGB value is 123, 142, 229: 123 red, 142 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8EE5?: The complementary color is #E5D27B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8EE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.