What color is #7877E8?

#7877E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7877E8?

The RGB value is 120, 119, 232: 120 red, 119 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7877E8?

The complementary color is #E7E877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7877E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7877E8 color

#7877E8 rgb(120, 119, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7877E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 46.7% green and 91% blue (120, 119, 232).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#7877E8 color codes

HEX	`#7877E8`
RGB	`rgb(120, 119, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 46.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 49%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 29.84, -57.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 64.64, 297.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.904, 23.011, 79.247)`
Decimal	`7895016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7877E8, 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 #7877E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7877E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #7877E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7877e8; }
.text { color: #7877e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7877e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 119 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7877e8, #b177e8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7877E8?: #7877E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7877E8?: The RGB value is 120, 119, 232: 120 red, 119 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7877E8?: The complementary color is #E7E877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7877E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.