What color is #7F95C7?

#7F95C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F95C7?

The RGB value is 127, 149, 199: 127 red, 149 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F95C7?

The complementary color is #C7B17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F95C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F95C7 color

#7F95C7 rgb(127, 149, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F95C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.4% green and 78% blue (127, 149, 199).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#7F95C7 color codes

HEX	`#7F95C7`
RGB	`rgb(127, 149, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 58.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 4.5, -28.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 28.65, 279.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.806, 30.129, 58.267)`
Decimal	`8361415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F95C7, 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 #7F95C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F95C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7F95C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f95c7; }
.text { color: #7f95c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f95c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 149 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f95c7, #8d7fc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7F95C7?: #7F95C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F95C7?: The RGB value is 127, 149, 199: 127 red, 149 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F95C7?: The complementary color is #C7B17F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F95C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.