What color is #7F82BE?

#7F82BE 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 #7F82BE?

The RGB value is 127, 130, 190: 127 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F82BE?

The complementary color is #BEBB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F82BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F82BE color

#7F82BE rgb(127, 130, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F82BE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 51% green and 74.5% blue (127, 130, 190).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 33% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#7F82BE color codes

HEX	`#7F82BE`
RGB	`rgb(127, 130, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 51%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 33%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 13.13, -31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 34.32, 292.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.027, 24.194, 52.004)`
Decimal	`8356542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F82BE, 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 #7F82BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F82BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #7F82BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f82be; }
.text { color: #7f82be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f82be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 130 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f82be, #9b7fbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F82BE?: #7F82BE 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 #7F82BE?: The RGB value is 127, 130, 190: 127 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F82BE?: The complementary color is #BEBB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F82BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.