What color is #7D96CD?

#7D96CD 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 #7D96CD?

The RGB value is 125, 150, 205: 125 red, 150 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D96CD?

The complementary color is #CDB47D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D96CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D96CD color

#7D96CD rgb(125, 150, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D96CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.8% green and 80.4% blue (125, 150, 205).

Its hue angle is 221°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#7D96CD color codes

HEX	`#7D96CD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 150, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, 5.01, -31.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 31.47, 279.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.38, 30.579, 62.047)`
Decimal	`8230605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D96CD, 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 #7D96CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D96CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #7D96CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d96cd; }
.text { color: #7d96cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d96cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 150 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d96cd, #8c7dcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7D96CD?: #7D96CD 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 #7D96CD?: The RGB value is 125, 150, 205: 125 red, 150 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D96CD?: The complementary color is #CDB47D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D96CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.