What color is #7D95B9?

#7D95B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D95B9?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 185: 125 red, 149 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D95B9?

The complementary color is #B9A17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D95B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D95B9 color

#7D95B9 rgb(125, 149, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D95B9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 72.5% blue (125, 149, 185).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#7D95B9 color codes

HEX	`#7D95B9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, 0.23, -21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 21.46, 270.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.959, 29.356, 50.083)`
Decimal	`8230329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D95B9, 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 #7D95B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D95B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #7D95B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d95b9; }
.text { color: #7d95b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d95b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d95b9, #837db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7D95B9?: #7D95B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D95B9?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 185: 125 red, 149 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D95B9?: The complementary color is #B9A17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D95B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.