What color is #7874AA?

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

What is the RGB value of #7874AA?

The RGB value is 120, 116, 170: 120 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7874AA?

The complementary color is #A6AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7874AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7874AA color

#7874AA rgb(120, 116, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7874AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 45.5% green and 66.7% blue (120, 116, 170).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#7874AA color codes

HEX	`#7874AA`
RGB	`rgb(120, 116, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 45.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 14.07, -28.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 31.56, 296.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.245, 19.386, 40.645)`
Decimal	`7894186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7874AA, 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 #7874AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7874AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #7874AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7874aa; }
.text { color: #7874aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7874aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 116 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7874aa, #9374aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7874AA?: #7874AA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7874AA?: The RGB value is 120, 116, 170: 120 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7874AA?: The complementary color is #A6AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7874AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.