What color is #7A70AD?

#7A70AD 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 #7A70AD?

The RGB value is 122, 112, 173: 122 red, 112 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A70AD?

The complementary color is #A3AD70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A70AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A70AD color

#7A70AD rgb(122, 112, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A70AD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 43.9% green and 67.8% blue (122, 112, 173).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#7A70AD color codes

HEX	`#7A70AD`
RGB	`rgb(122, 112, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 43.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, 17.85, -31.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 35.91, 299.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.361, 18.743, 42.019)`
Decimal	`8024237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A70AD, 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 #7A70AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A70AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #7A70AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a70ad; }
.text { color: #7a70ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a70ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 112 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a70ad, #9870ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A70AD?: #7A70AD 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 #7A70AD?: The RGB value is 122, 112, 173: 122 red, 112 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A70AD?: The complementary color is #A3AD70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A70AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.