What color is #7C7990?

#7C7990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7990?

The RGB value is 124, 121, 144: 124 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7990?

The complementary color is #8D9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7990 color

#7C7990 rgb(124, 121, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C7990 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (124, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#7C7990 color codes

HEX	`#7C7990`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 6.03, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 13.45, 296.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.183, 19.973, 29.172)`
Decimal	`8157584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7990, 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 #7C7990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #7C7990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7990; }
.text { color: #7c7990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7990, #887990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7990?: #7C7990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7990?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 144: 124 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7990?: The complementary color is #8D9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.