What color is #7777AD?

#7777AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7777AD?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 173: 119 red, 119 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7777AD?

The complementary color is #ADAD77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7777AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7777AD color

#7777AD rgb(119, 119, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7777AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 67.8% blue (119, 119, 173).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7777AD color codes

HEX	`#7777AD`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 31%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 12.76, -28.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 31.39, 293.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.745, 20.132, 42.267)`
Decimal	`7829421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7777AD, 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 #7777AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7777AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #7777AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7777ad; }
.text { color: #7777ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7777ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7777ad, #9277ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7777AD?: #7777AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7777AD?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 173: 119 red, 119 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7777AD?: The complementary color is #ADAD77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7777AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.