What color is #7E99D4?

#7E99D4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E99D4?

The RGB value is 126, 153, 212: 126 red, 153 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E99D4?

The complementary color is #D4B97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E99D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E99D4 color

#7E99D4 rgb(126, 153, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E99D4 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 60% green and 83.1% blue (126, 153, 212).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 50% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#7E99D4 color codes

HEX	`#7E99D4`
RGB	`rgb(126, 153, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 60%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 50%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 41%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 5.5, -33.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 33.61, 279.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.875, 31.97, 66.766)`
Decimal	`8296916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E99D4, 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 #7E99D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E99D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #7E99D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e99d4; }
.text { color: #7e99d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e99d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 153 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e99d4, #8e7ed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #7E99D4?: #7E99D4 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E99D4?: The RGB value is 126, 153, 212: 126 red, 153 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E99D4?: The complementary color is #D4B97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E99D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.