What color is #7D82BD?

#7D82BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D82BD?

The RGB value is 125, 130, 189: 125 red, 130 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D82BD?

The complementary color is #BDB87D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D82BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D82BD color

#7D82BD rgb(125, 130, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D82BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51% green and 74.1% blue (125, 130, 189).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7D82BD color codes

HEX	`#7D82BD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 130, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, 12.28, -31.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 33.77, 291.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.623, 23.999, 51.416)`
Decimal	`8225469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D82BD, 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 #7D82BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D82BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #7D82BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d82bd; }
.text { color: #7d82bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d82bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 130 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d82bd, #987dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D82BD?: #7D82BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D82BD?: The RGB value is 125, 130, 189: 125 red, 130 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D82BD?: The complementary color is #BDB87D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D82BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.