What color is #7E87C4?

#7E87C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E87C4?

The RGB value is 126, 135, 196: 126 red, 135 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E87C4?

The complementary color is #C4BB7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E87C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E87C4 color

#7E87C4 rgb(126, 135, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E87C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.9% green and 76.9% blue (126, 135, 196).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7E87C4 color codes

HEX	`#7E87C4`
RGB	`rgb(126, 135, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.8, 11.52, -32.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.8, 34.73, 289.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.229, 25.748, 55.749)`
Decimal	`8292292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E87C4, 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 #7E87C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E87C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7E87C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e87c4; }
.text { color: #7e87c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e87c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 135 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e87c4, #987ec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E87C4?: #7E87C4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E87C4?: The RGB value is 126, 135, 196: 126 red, 135 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E87C4?: The complementary color is #C4BB7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E87C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.