What color is #7E80BC?

#7E80BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E80BC?

The RGB value is 126, 128, 188: 126 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E80BC?

The complementary color is #BCBA7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E80BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E80BC color

#7E80BC rgb(126, 128, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E80BC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 50.2% green and 73.7% blue (126, 128, 188).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#7E80BC color codes

HEX	`#7E80BC`
RGB	`rgb(126, 128, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 50.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 13.48, -31.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 34.41, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.398, 23.504, 50.766)`
Decimal	`8290492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E80BC, 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 #7E80BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E80BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #7E80BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e80bc; }
.text { color: #7e80bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e80bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 128 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e80bc, #9b7ebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E80BC?: #7E80BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E80BC?: The RGB value is 126, 128, 188: 126 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E80BC?: The complementary color is #BCBA7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E80BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.