What color is #7866BB?

#7866BB 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 #7866BB?

The RGB value is 120, 102, 187: 120 red, 102 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7866BB?

The complementary color is #A9BB66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7866BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7866BB color

#7866BB rgb(120, 102, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7866BB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40% green and 73.3% blue (120, 102, 187).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#7866BB color codes

HEX	`#7866BB`
RGB	`rgb(120, 102, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 45%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 27.05, -42.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 50.35, 302.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.464, 17.083, 49.171)`
Decimal	`7890619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7866BB, 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 #7866BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7866BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #7866BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7866bb; }
.text { color: #7866bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7866bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 102 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7866bb, #a366bb); }

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Questions

What color is #7866BB?: #7866BB 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 #7866BB?: The RGB value is 120, 102, 187: 120 red, 102 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7866BB?: The complementary color is #A9BB66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7866BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.