What color is #7C93CC?

#7C93CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C93CC?

The RGB value is 124, 147, 204: 124 red, 147 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C93CC?

The complementary color is #CCB57C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C93CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C93CC color

#7C93CC rgb(124, 147, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C93CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 57.6% green and 80% blue (124, 147, 204).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#7C93CC color codes

HEX	`#7C93CC`
RGB	`rgb(124, 147, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 57.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 28%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 6.18, -31.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 32.54, 280.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.642, 29.511, 61.249)`
Decimal	`8164300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C93CC, 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 #7C93CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C93CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #7C93CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c93cc; }
.text { color: #7c93cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c93cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 147 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c93cc, #8d7ccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7C93CC?: #7C93CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C93CC?: The RGB value is 124, 147, 204: 124 red, 147 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C93CC?: The complementary color is #CCB57C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C93CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.