What color is #7876A5?

#7876A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7876A5?

The RGB value is 120, 118, 165: 120 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7876A5?

The complementary color is #A3A576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7876A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7876A5 color

#7876A5 rgb(120, 118, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7876A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.3% green and 64.7% blue (120, 118, 165).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#7876A5 color codes

HEX	`#7876A5`
RGB	`rgb(120, 118, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 11.57, -24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 27.41, 294.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.014, 19.666, 38.279)`
Decimal	`7894693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7876A5, 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 #7876A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7876A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #7876A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7876a5; }
.text { color: #7876a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7876a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 118 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7876a5, #9076a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7876A5?: #7876A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7876A5?: The RGB value is 120, 118, 165: 120 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7876A5?: The complementary color is #A3A576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7876A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.