What color is #7E92BF?

#7E92BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E92BF?

The RGB value is 126, 146, 191: 126 red, 146 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E92BF?

The complementary color is #BFAB7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E92BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E92BF color

#7E92BF rgb(126, 146, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E92BF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.3% green and 74.9% blue (126, 146, 191).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#7E92BF color codes

HEX	`#7E92BF`
RGB	`rgb(126, 146, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 3.8, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 25.94, 278.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.284, 28.754, 53.34)`
Decimal	`8295103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E92BF, 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 #7E92BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E92BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #7E92BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e92bf; }
.text { color: #7e92bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e92bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 146 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e92bf, #8b7ebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E92BF?: #7E92BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E92BF?: The RGB value is 126, 146, 191: 126 red, 146 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E92BF?: The complementary color is #BFAB7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E92BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.