What color is #7F7EC0?

#7F7EC0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7EC0?

The RGB value is 127, 126, 192: 127 red, 126 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7EC0?

The complementary color is #BFC07E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7EC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7EC0 color

#7F7EC0 rgb(127, 126, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F7EC0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 49.4% green and 75.3% blue (127, 126, 192).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 34% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#7F7EC0 color codes

HEX	`#7F7EC0`
RGB	`rgb(127, 126, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 49.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 34%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 34%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, 16.02, -34.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 37.91, 295.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.725, 23.239, 52.989)`
Decimal	`8355520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7EC0, 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 #7F7EC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7EC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #7F7EC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7ec0; }
.text { color: #7f7ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7ec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 126 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7ec0, #a07ec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F7EC0?: #7F7EC0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7EC0?: The RGB value is 127, 126, 192: 127 red, 126 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7EC0?: The complementary color is #BFC07E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7EC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.