What color is #7D95CD?

#7D95CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D95CD?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 205: 125 red, 149 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D95CD?

The complementary color is #CDB57D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D95CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D95CD color

#7D95CD rgb(125, 149, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D95CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 80.4% blue (125, 149, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#7D95CD color codes

HEX	`#7D95CD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, 5.58, -31.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 31.98, 280.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.221, 30.261, 61.994)`
Decimal	`8230349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D95CD, 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 #7D95CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D95CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #7D95CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d95cd; }
.text { color: #7d95cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d95cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d95cd, #8d7dcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7D95CD?: #7D95CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D95CD?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 205: 125 red, 149 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D95CD?: The complementary color is #CDB57D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D95CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.