What color is #7D809B?

#7D809B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D809B?

The RGB value is 125, 128, 155: 125 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D809B?

The complementary color is #9B987D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D809B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D809B color

#7D809B rgb(125, 128, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D809B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 50.2% green and 60.8% blue (125, 128, 155).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7D809B color codes

HEX	`#7D809B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 128, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 50.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 4.83, -14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 15.57, 288.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.092, 22.165, 34.118)`
Decimal	`8224923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D809B, 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 #7D809B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D809B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7D809B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d809b; }
.text { color: #7d809b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d809b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 128 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d809b, #897d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D809B?: #7D809B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D809B?: The RGB value is 125, 128, 155: 125 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D809B?: The complementary color is #9B987D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D809B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.