What color is #7FB5DA?

#7FB5DA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FB5DA?

The RGB value is 127, 181, 218: 127 red, 181 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FB5DA?

The complementary color is #DAA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FB5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FB5DA color

#7FB5DA rgb(127, 181, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7FB5DA is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 71% green and 85.5% blue (127, 181, 218).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 55% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Milky Waves (#6BB3DB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#7FB5DA color codes

HEX	`#7FB5DA`
RGB	`rgb(127, 181, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 71%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 55%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 42%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 17%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.3, -8.17, -24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.3, 25.51, 251.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.927, 42.619, 72.544)`
Decimal	`8369626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FB5DA, 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 #7FB5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FB5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #7FB5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fb5da; }
.text { color: #7fb5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fb5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 181 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fb5da, #7f88da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FB5DA?: #7FB5DA is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FB5DA?: The RGB value is 127, 181, 218: 127 red, 181 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FB5DA?: The complementary color is #DAA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FB5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.