What color is #7F90BD?

#7F90BD 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 #7F90BD?

The RGB value is 127, 144, 189: 127 red, 144 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F90BD?

The complementary color is #BDAC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F90BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F90BD color

#7F90BD rgb(127, 144, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F90BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 56.5% green and 74.1% blue (127, 144, 189).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% 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 6.63:1).

#7F90BD color codes

HEX	`#7F90BD`
RGB	`rgb(127, 144, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 56.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 4.71, -25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 25.81, 280.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.908, 28.132, 52.094)`
Decimal	`8360125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F90BD, 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 #7F90BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F90BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #7F90BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f90bd; }
.text { color: #7f90bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f90bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 144 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f90bd, #8d7fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F90BD?: #7F90BD 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 #7F90BD?: The RGB value is 127, 144, 189: 127 red, 144 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F90BD?: The complementary color is #BDAC7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F90BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.