What color is #7F94BC?

#7F94BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F94BC?

The RGB value is 127, 148, 188: 127 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F94BC?

The complementary color is #BCA77F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F94BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F94BC color

#7F94BC rgb(127, 148, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F94BC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58% green and 73.7% blue (127, 148, 188).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#7F94BC color codes

HEX	`#7F94BC`
RGB	`rgb(127, 148, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, 2.16, -23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 23.29, 275.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.417, 29.322, 51.73)`
Decimal	`8361148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F94BC, 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 #7F94BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F94BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #7F94BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f94bc; }
.text { color: #7f94bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f94bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 148 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f94bc, #897fbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F94BC?: #7F94BC is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F94BC?: The RGB value is 127, 148, 188: 127 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F94BC?: The complementary color is #BCA77F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F94BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.