What color is #7D9DE9?

#7D9DE9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9DE9?

The RGB value is 125, 157, 233: 125 red, 157 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9DE9?

The complementary color is #E9C97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9DE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9DE9 color

#7D9DE9 rgb(125, 157, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D9DE9 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 61.6% green and 91.4% blue (125, 157, 233).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#7D9DE9 color codes

HEX	`#7D9DE9`
RGB	`rgb(125, 157, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 61.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 46%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 33%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 8.94, -41.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 42.72, 282.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.218, 34.355, 81.85)`
Decimal	`8232425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9DE9, 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 #7D9DE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7D9DE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #7D9DE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9de9; }
.text { color: #7d9de9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9de9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 157 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9de9, #937de9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7D9DE9?: #7D9DE9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9DE9?: The RGB value is 125, 157, 233: 125 red, 157 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9DE9?: The complementary color is #E9C97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9DE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.