What color is #7780BB?

#7780BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7780BB?

The RGB value is 119, 128, 187: 119 red, 128 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7780BB?

The complementary color is #BBB277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7780BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7780BB color

#7780BB rgb(119, 128, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7780BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 50.2% green and 73.3% blue (119, 128, 187).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7780BB color codes

HEX	`#7780BB`
RGB	`rgb(119, 128, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 50.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 36%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 32%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 11.2, -32.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 33.92, 289.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.294, 22.947, 50.153)`
Decimal	`7831739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7780BB, 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 #7780BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7780BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #7780BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7780bb; }
.text { color: #7780bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7780bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 128 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7780bb, #9077bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7780BB?: #7780BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7780BB?: The RGB value is 119, 128, 187: 119 red, 128 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7780BB?: The complementary color is #BBB277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7780BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.