What color is #7A759E?

#7A759E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A759E?

The RGB value is 122, 117, 158: 122 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A759E?

The complementary color is #999E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A759E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A759E color

#7A759E rgb(122, 117, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A759E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.9% green and 62% blue (122, 117, 158).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7A759E color codes

HEX	`#7A759E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 117, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 11.04, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 24.04, 297.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.557, 19.328, 34.989)`
Decimal	`8025502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A759E, 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 #7A759E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A759E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #7A759E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a759e; }
.text { color: #7a759e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a759e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 117 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a759e, #8e759e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A759E?: #7A759E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A759E?: The RGB value is 122, 117, 158: 122 red, 117 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A759E?: The complementary color is #999E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A759E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.