What color is #7C85B6?

#7C85B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C85B6?

The RGB value is 124, 133, 182: 124 red, 133 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C85B6?

The complementary color is #B6AD7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C85B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C85B6 color

#7C85B6 rgb(124, 133, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C85B6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.2% green and 71.4% blue (124, 133, 182).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7C85B6 color codes

HEX	`#7C85B6`
RGB	`rgb(124, 133, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, 8.36, -26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 28.07, 287.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.141, 24.437, 47.639)`
Decimal	`8160694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C85B6, 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 #7C85B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C85B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #7C85B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c85b6; }
.text { color: #7c85b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c85b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 133 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c85b6, #907cb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C85B6?: #7C85B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C85B6?: The RGB value is 124, 133, 182: 124 red, 133 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C85B6?: The complementary color is #B6AD7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C85B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.