What color is #7874A8?

#7874A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7874A8?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 168: 120 red, 116 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7874A8?

The complementary color is #A4A874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7874A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7874A8 color

#7874A8 rgb(120, 116, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7874A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 65.9% blue (120, 116, 168).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7874A8 color codes

HEX	`#7874A8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, 13.54, -27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 30.41, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.057, 19.311, 39.656)`
Decimal	`7894184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7874A8, 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 #7874A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7874A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7874A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7874a8; }
.text { color: #7874a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7874a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7874a8, #9274a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7874A8?: #7874A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7874A8?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 168: 120 red, 116 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7874A8?: The complementary color is #A4A874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7874A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.