What color is #7B94D0?

#7B94D0 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 #7B94D0?

The RGB value is 123, 148, 208: 123 red, 148 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B94D0?

The complementary color is #D0B77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B94D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B94D0 color

#7B94D0 rgb(123, 148, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B94D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58% green and 81.6% blue (123, 148, 208).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#7B94D0 color codes

HEX	`#7B94D0`
RGB	`rgb(123, 148, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 29%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.61, 6.46, -33.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.61, 34.22, 280.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.14, 29.943, 63.854)`
Decimal	`8099024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B94D0, 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 #7B94D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B94D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #7B94D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b94d0; }
.text { color: #7b94d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b94d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 148 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b94d0, #8d7bd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7B94D0?: #7B94D0 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 #7B94D0?: The RGB value is 123, 148, 208: 123 red, 148 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B94D0?: The complementary color is #D0B77B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B94D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.