What color is #7E82B2?

#7E82B2 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 #7E82B2?

The RGB value is 126, 130, 178: 126 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E82B2?

The complementary color is #B2AE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E82B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E82B2 color

#7E82B2 rgb(126, 130, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E82B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51% green and 69.8% blue (126, 130, 178).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#7E82B2 color codes

HEX	`#7E82B2`
RGB	`rgb(126, 130, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, 9.68, -25.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 27.52, 290.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.621, 23.615, 45.372)`
Decimal	`8290994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E82B2, 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 #7E82B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E82B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #7E82B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e82b2; }
.text { color: #7e82b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e82b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 130 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e82b2, #947eb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E82B2?: #7E82B2 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 #7E82B2?: The RGB value is 126, 130, 178: 126 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E82B2?: The complementary color is #B2AE7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E82B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.