What color is #7E97CC?

#7E97CC 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 #7E97CC?

The RGB value is 126, 151, 204: 126 red, 151 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E97CC?

The complementary color is #CCB37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E97CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E97CC color

#7E97CC rgb(126, 151, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E97CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.2% green and 80% blue (126, 151, 204).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 43% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#7E97CC color codes

HEX	`#7E97CC`
RGB	`rgb(126, 151, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 43%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, 4.43, -30.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 30.37, 278.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.567, 30.927, 61.474)`
Decimal	`8296396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E97CC, 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 #7E97CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E97CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7E97CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e97cc; }
.text { color: #7e97cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e97cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 151 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e97cc, #8c7ecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7E97CC?: #7E97CC 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 #7E97CC?: The RGB value is 126, 151, 204: 126 red, 151 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E97CC?: The complementary color is #CCB37E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E97CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.