What color is #7774A9?

#7774A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7774A9?

The RGB value is 119, 116, 169: 119 red, 116 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7774A9?

The complementary color is #A6A974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7774A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7774A9 color

#7774A9 rgb(119, 116, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7774A9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 45.5% green and 66.3% blue (119, 116, 169).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7774A9 color codes

HEX	`#7774A9`
RGB	`rgb(119, 116, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 45.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 13.5, -27.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 30.97, 295.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.013, 19.277, 40.142)`
Decimal	`7828649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7774A9, 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 #7774A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7774A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7774A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7774a9; }
.text { color: #7774a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7774a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 116 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7774a9, #9274a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7774A9?: #7774A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7774A9?: The RGB value is 119, 116, 169: 119 red, 116 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7774A9?: The complementary color is #A6A974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7774A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.