What color is #7B94CD?

#7B94CD 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 #7B94CD?

The RGB value is 123, 148, 205: 123 red, 148 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B94CD?

The complementary color is #CDB47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B94CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B94CD color

#7B94CD rgb(123, 148, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B94CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58% green and 80.4% blue (123, 148, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 6.96:1).

#7B94CD color codes

HEX	`#7B94CD`
RGB	`rgb(123, 148, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 5.62, -32.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 32.61, 279.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.774, 29.797, 61.928)`
Decimal	`8099021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B94CD, 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 #7B94CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B94CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #7B94CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b94cd; }
.text { color: #7b94cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b94cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 148 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b94cd, #8b7bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7B94CD?: #7B94CD 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 #7B94CD?: The RGB value is 123, 148, 205: 123 red, 148 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B94CD?: The complementary color is #CDB47B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B94CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.