What color is #7971AB?

#7971AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7971AB?

The RGB value is 121, 113, 171: 121 red, 113 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7971AB?

The complementary color is #A3AB71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7971AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7971AB color

#7971AB rgb(121, 113, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7971AB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 67.1% blue (121, 113, 171).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#7971AB color codes

HEX	`#7971AB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 113, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 44.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 16.43, -29.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 34.08, 298.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.139, 18.815, 41.038)`
Decimal	`7958955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7971AB, 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 #7971AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7971AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #7971AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7971ab; }
.text { color: #7971ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7971ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 113 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7971ab, #9671ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7971AB?: #7971AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7971AB?: The RGB value is 121, 113, 171: 121 red, 113 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7971AB?: The complementary color is #A3AB71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7971AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.