What color is #7D8BAE?

#7D8BAE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8BAE?

The RGB value is 125, 139, 174: 125 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8BAE?

The complementary color is #AEA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8BAE color

#7D8BAE rgb(125, 139, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D8BAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 54.5% green and 68.2% blue (125, 139, 174).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#7D8BAE color codes

HEX	`#7D8BAE`
RGB	`rgb(125, 139, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 54.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 3.12, -20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 20.31, 278.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.328, 25.88, 43.697)`
Decimal	`8227758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8BAE, 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 #7D8BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #7D8BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8bae; }
.text { color: #7d8bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 139 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8bae, #887dae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D8BAE?: #7D8BAE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8BAE?: The RGB value is 125, 139, 174: 125 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8BAE?: The complementary color is #AEA07D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.