What color is #7D92BD?

#7D92BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D92BD?

The RGB value is 125, 146, 189: 125 red, 146 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D92BD?

The complementary color is #BDA87D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D92BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D92BD color

#7D92BD rgb(125, 146, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D92BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 57.3% green and 74.1% blue (125, 146, 189).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7D92BD color codes

HEX	`#7D92BD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 146, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 57.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 34%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 2.98, -24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 24.94, 276.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.919, 28.591, 52.182)`
Decimal	`8229565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D92BD, 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 #7D92BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D92BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #7D92BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d92bd; }
.text { color: #7d92bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d92bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 146 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d92bd, #887dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D92BD?: #7D92BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D92BD?: The RGB value is 125, 146, 189: 125 red, 146 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D92BD?: The complementary color is #BDA87D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D92BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.