What color is #7D96BE?

#7D96BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D96BE?

The RGB value is 125, 150, 190: 125 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D96BE?

The complementary color is #BEA57D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D96BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D96BE color

#7D96BE rgb(125, 150, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D96BE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.8% green and 74.5% blue (125, 150, 190).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#7D96BE color codes

HEX	`#7D96BE`
RGB	`rgb(125, 150, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 0.96, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 23.59, 272.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.655, 29.889, 52.965)`
Decimal	`8230590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D96BE, 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 #7D96BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D96BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #7D96BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d96be; }
.text { color: #7d96be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d96be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 150 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d96be, #847dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7D96BE?: #7D96BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D96BE?: The RGB value is 125, 150, 190: 125 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D96BE?: The complementary color is #BEA57D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D96BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.