What color is #7E86B1?

#7E86B1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E86B1?

The RGB value is 126, 134, 177: 126 red, 134 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E86B1?

The complementary color is #B1A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E86B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E86B1 color

#7E86B1 rgb(126, 134, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E86B1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.5% green and 69.4% blue (126, 134, 177).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7E86B1 color codes

HEX	`#7E86B1`
RGB	`rgb(126, 134, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, 7.08, -23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 24.63, 286.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.063, 24.659, 45.026)`
Decimal	`8292017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E86B1, 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 #7E86B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E86B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #7E86B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e86b1; }
.text { color: #7e86b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e86b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 134 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e86b1, #907eb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E86B1?: #7E86B1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E86B1?: The RGB value is 126, 134, 177: 126 red, 134 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E86B1?: The complementary color is #B1A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E86B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.