What color is #7C82A7?

#7C82A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C82A7?

The RGB value is 124, 130, 167: 124 red, 130 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C82A7?

The complementary color is #A7A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C82A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C82A7 color

#7C82A7 rgb(124, 130, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C82A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51% green and 65.5% blue (124, 130, 167).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7C82A7 color codes

HEX	`#7C82A7`
RGB	`rgb(124, 130, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 6.26, -20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 21.3, 287.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.268, 23.04, 39.773)`
Decimal	`8159911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C82A7, 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 #7C82A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C82A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #7C82A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c82a7; }
.text { color: #7c82a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c82a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 130 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c82a7, #8b7ca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C82A7?: #7C82A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C82A7?: The RGB value is 124, 130, 167: 124 red, 130 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C82A7?: The complementary color is #A7A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C82A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.