What color is #7C8BD3?

#7C8BD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8BD3?

The RGB value is 124, 139, 211: 124 red, 139 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8BD3?

The complementary color is #D3C47C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8BD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8BD3 color

#7C8BD3 rgb(124, 139, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C8BD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 54.5% green and 82.7% blue (124, 139, 211).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 50% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#7C8BD3 color codes

HEX	`#7C8BD3`
RGB	`rgb(124, 139, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 54.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 50%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 41%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 12.8, -38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 40.8, 288.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.299, 27.452, 65.37)`
Decimal	`8162259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8BD3, 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 #7C8BD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8BD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #7C8BD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8bd3; }
.text { color: #7c8bd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8bd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 139 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8bd3, #987cd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7C8BD3?: #7C8BD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8BD3?: The RGB value is 124, 139, 211: 124 red, 139 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8BD3?: The complementary color is #D3C47C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8BD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.