What color is #7F90BC?

#7F90BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F90BC?

The RGB value is 127, 144, 188: 127 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F90BC?

The complementary color is #BCAB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F90BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F90BC color

#7F90BC rgb(127, 144, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F90BC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (127, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#7F90BC color codes

HEX	`#7F90BC`
RGB	`rgb(127, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, 4.45, -24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 25.27, 280.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.8, 28.088, 51.524)`
Decimal	`8360124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F90BC, 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 #7F90BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F90BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #7F90BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f90bc; }
.text { color: #7f90bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f90bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f90bc, #8d7fbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F90BC?: #7F90BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F90BC?: The RGB value is 127, 144, 188: 127 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F90BC?: The complementary color is #BCAB7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F90BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.