What color is #7C91BB?

#7C91BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C91BB?

The RGB value is 124, 145, 187: 124 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C91BB?

The complementary color is #BBA67C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C91BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C91BB color

#7C91BB rgb(124, 145, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C91BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 56.9% green and 73.3% blue (124, 145, 187).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#7C91BB color codes

HEX	`#7C91BB`
RGB	`rgb(124, 145, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, 2.73, -24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 24.43, 276.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.405, 28.123, 50.988)`
Decimal	`8163771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C91BB, 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 #7C91BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C91BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #7C91BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c91bb; }
.text { color: #7c91bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c91bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 145 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c91bb, #877cbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C91BB?: #7C91BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C91BB?: The RGB value is 124, 145, 187: 124 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C91BB?: The complementary color is #BBA67C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C91BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.