What color is #7871A2?

#7871A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7871A2?

The RGB value is 120, 113, 162: 120 red, 113 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7871A2?

The complementary color is #9BA271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7871A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7871A2 color

#7871A2 rgb(120, 113, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7871A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 44.3% green and 63.5% blue (120, 113, 162).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#7871A2 color codes

HEX	`#7871A2`
RGB	`rgb(120, 113, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 44.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 13.79, -25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 28.87, 298.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.171, 18.412, 36.667)`
Decimal	`7893410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7871A2, 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 #7871A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7871A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #7871A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7871a2; }
.text { color: #7871a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7871a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 113 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7871a2, #9071a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7871A2?: #7871A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7871A2?: The RGB value is 120, 113, 162: 120 red, 113 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7871A2?: The complementary color is #9BA271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7871A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.