What color is #7869AF?

#7869AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7869AF?

The RGB value is 120, 105, 175: 120 red, 105 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7869AF?

The complementary color is #A0AF69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7869AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7869AF color

#7869AF rgb(120, 105, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7869AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 41.2% green and 68.6% blue (120, 105, 175).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#7869AF color codes

HEX	`#7869AF`
RGB	`rgb(120, 105, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 41.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, 22, -35.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 41.58, 301.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 17.191, 42.786)`
Decimal	`7891375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7869AF, 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 #7869AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7869AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #7869AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7869af; }
.text { color: #7869af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7869af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 105 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7869af, #9b69af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7869AF?: #7869AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7869AF?: The RGB value is 120, 105, 175: 120 red, 105 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7869AF?: The complementary color is #A0AF69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7869AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.