What color is #7973A8?

#7973A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7973A8?

The RGB value is 121, 115, 168: 121 red, 115 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7973A8?

The complementary color is #A2A873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7973A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7973A8 color

#7973A8 rgb(121, 115, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7973A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.1% green and 65.9% blue (121, 115, 168).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7973A8 color codes

HEX	`#7973A8`
RGB	`rgb(121, 115, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, 14.45, -27.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 31.07, 297.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.082, 19.153, 39.624)`
Decimal	`7959464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7973A8, 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 #7973A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7973A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #7973A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7973a8; }
.text { color: #7973a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7973a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 115 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7973a8, #9473a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7973A8?: #7973A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7973A8?: The RGB value is 121, 115, 168: 121 red, 115 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7973A8?: The complementary color is #A2A873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7973A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.