What color is #7C97FC?

#7C97FC is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C97FC?

The RGB value is 124, 151, 252: 124 red, 151 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C97FC?

The complementary color is #FCE17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C97FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C97FC color

#7C97FC rgb(124, 151, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C97FC is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 59.2% green and 98.8% blue (124, 151, 252).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 96% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#7C97FC color codes

HEX	`#7C97FC`
RGB	`rgb(124, 151, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 59.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 96%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 51%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 40%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 17.83, -53.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 56.24, 288.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.944, 33.444, 96.585)`
Decimal	`8165372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C97FC, 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 #7C97FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C97FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7C97FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c97fc; }
.text { color: #7c97fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c97fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 151 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c97fc, #a17cfc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C97FC?: #7C97FC is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C97FC?: The RGB value is 124, 151, 252: 124 red, 151 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C97FC?: The complementary color is #FCE17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C97FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.