What color is #7F9FC5?

#7F9FC5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F9FC5?

The RGB value is 127, 159, 197: 127 red, 159 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F9FC5?

The complementary color is #C5A57F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F9FC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F9FC5 color

#7F9FC5 rgb(127, 159, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F9FC5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 62.4% green and 77.3% blue (127, 159, 197).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Shipmate (#7AA3CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#7F9FC5 color codes

HEX	`#7F9FC5`
RGB	`rgb(127, 159, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 62.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, -1.69, -23.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 23.14, 265.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.225, 33.338, 57.602)`
Decimal	`8363973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F9FC5, 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 #7F9FC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7F9FC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #7F9FC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f9fc5; }
.text { color: #7f9fc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f9fc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 159 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f9fc5, #827fc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #7F9FC5?: #7F9FC5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F9FC5?: The RGB value is 127, 159, 197: 127 red, 159 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F9FC5?: The complementary color is #C5A57F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F9FC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.