What color is #7B91C3?

#7B91C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B91C3?

The RGB value is 123, 145, 195: 123 red, 145 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B91C3?

The complementary color is #C3AD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B91C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B91C3 color

#7B91C3 rgb(123, 145, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B91C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.9% green and 76.5% blue (123, 145, 195).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#7B91C3 color codes

HEX	`#7B91C3`
RGB	`rgb(123, 145, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, 4.59, -28.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 28.78, 279.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.141, 28.401, 55.618)`
Decimal	`8098243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B91C3, 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 #7B91C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B91C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #7B91C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b91c3; }
.text { color: #7b91c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b91c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 145 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b91c3, #897bc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7B91C3?: #7B91C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B91C3?: The RGB value is 123, 145, 195: 123 red, 145 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B91C3?: The complementary color is #C3AD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B91C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.