What color is #7A75AB?

#7A75AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A75AB?

The RGB value is 122, 117, 171: 122 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A75AB?

The complementary color is #A6AB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A75AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A75AB color

#7A75AB rgb(122, 117, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A75AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.9% green and 67.1% blue (122, 117, 171).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7A75AB color codes

HEX	`#7A75AB`
RGB	`rgb(122, 117, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 14.34, -28.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 31.53, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.736, 19.8, 41.197)`
Decimal	`8025515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A75AB, 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 #7A75AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A75AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #7A75AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a75ab; }
.text { color: #7a75ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a75ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 117 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a75ab, #9575ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7A75AB?: #7A75AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A75AB?: The RGB value is 122, 117, 171: 122 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A75AB?: The complementary color is #A6AB75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A75AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.