What color is #7D90EC?

#7D90EC 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 #7D90EC?

The RGB value is 125, 144, 236: 125 red, 144 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D90EC?

The complementary color is #ECD97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D90EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D90EC color

#7D90EC rgb(125, 144, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D90EC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 56.5% green and 92.5% blue (125, 144, 236).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 74% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#7D90EC color codes

HEX	`#7D90EC`
RGB	`rgb(125, 144, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 56.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 74%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 47%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 17.37, -48.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 51.6, 289.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.566, 30.361, 83.432)`
Decimal	`8229100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D90EC, 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 #7D90EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D90EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #7D90EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d90ec; }
.text { color: #7d90ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d90ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 144 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d90ec, #a27dec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D90EC?: #7D90EC 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 #7D90EC?: The RGB value is 125, 144, 236: 125 red, 144 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D90EC?: The complementary color is #ECD97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D90EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.