What color is #7D7EDD?

#7D7EDD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7EDD?

The RGB value is 125, 126, 221: 125 red, 126 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7EDD?

The complementary color is #DDDC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7EDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7EDD color

#7D7EDD rgb(125, 126, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7EDD is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49.4% green and 86.7% blue (125, 126, 221).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 59% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#7D7EDD color codes

HEX	`#7D7EDD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 126, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 59%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 43%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 43%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, 23.6, -48.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 54.18, 295.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.966, 24.501, 71.596)`
Decimal	`8224477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7EDD, 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 #7D7EDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7EDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #7D7EDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7edd; }
.text { color: #7d7edd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7edd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 126 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7edd, #ac7ddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D7EDD?: #7D7EDD is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7EDD?: The RGB value is 125, 126, 221: 125 red, 126 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7EDD?: The complementary color is #DDDC7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7EDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.