What color is #7C85A7?

#7C85A7 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 #7C85A7?

The RGB value is 124, 133, 167: 124 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C85A7?

The complementary color is #A79E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C85A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C85A7 color

#7C85A7 rgb(124, 133, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C85A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.2% green and 65.5% blue (124, 133, 167).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#7C85A7 color codes

HEX	`#7C85A7`
RGB	`rgb(124, 133, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.94, 4.51, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.94, 19.63, 283.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.673, 23.85, 39.908)`
Decimal	`8160679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C85A7, 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 #7C85A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C85A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #7C85A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c85a7; }
.text { color: #7c85a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c85a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 133 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c85a7, #897ca7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C85A7?: #7C85A7 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 #7C85A7?: The RGB value is 124, 133, 167: 124 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C85A7?: The complementary color is #A79E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C85A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.