What color is #7668B8?

#7668B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7668B8?

The RGB value is 118, 104, 184: 118 red, 104 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7668B8?

The complementary color is #AAB868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7668B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7668B8 color

#7668B8 rgb(118, 104, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7668B8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 40.8% green and 72.2% blue (118, 104, 184).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 36% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7668B8 color codes

HEX	`#7668B8`
RGB	`rgb(118, 104, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 40.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 36%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 43%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, 24.48, -40.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 47.31, 301.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.071, 17.212, 47.55)`
Decimal	`7760056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7668B8, 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 #7668B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7668B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	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 #7668B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7668b8; }
.text { color: #7668b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7668b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 104 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7668b8, #9e68b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7668B8?: #7668B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7668B8?: The RGB value is 118, 104, 184: 118 red, 104 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7668B8?: The complementary color is #AAB868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7668B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.