What color is #7974AF?

#7974AF 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 #7974AF?

The RGB value is 121, 116, 175: 121 red, 116 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7974AF?

The complementary color is #AAAF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7974AF?

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.

#7974AF color

#7974AF rgb(121, 116, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7974AF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.5% green and 68.6% blue (121, 116, 175).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7974AF color codes

HEX	`#7974AF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 116, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 15.68, -30.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 34.45, 297.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.866, 19.65, 43.19)`
Decimal	`7959727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7974AF, 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 #7974AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7974AF 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 #7974AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7974af; }
.text { color: #7974af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7974af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 116 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7974af, #9774af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7974AF?: #7974AF 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 #7974AF?: The RGB value is 121, 116, 175: 121 red, 116 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7974AF?: The complementary color is #AAAF74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7974AF?: 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.