What color is #7777AE?

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

What is the RGB value of #7777AE?

The RGB value is 119, 119, 174: 119 red, 119 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7777AE?

The complementary color is #AEAE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7777AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7777AE color

#7777AE rgb(119, 119, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7777AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 46.7% green and 68.2% blue (119, 119, 174).

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

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7777AE color codes

HEX	`#7777AE`
RGB	`rgb(119, 119, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 46.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 32%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 13.03, -29.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 31.96, 294.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.843, 20.171, 42.779)`
Decimal	`7829422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7777AE, 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 #7777AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7777AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #7777AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7777ae; }
.text { color: #7777ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7777ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 119 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7777ae, #9377ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7777AE?: #7777AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7777AE?: The RGB value is 119, 119, 174: 119 red, 119 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7777AE?: The complementary color is #AEAE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7777AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.