What color is #7A7696?

#7A7696 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 #7A7696?

The RGB value is 122, 118, 150: 122 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7696?

The complementary color is #929676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7696 color

#7A7696 rgb(122, 118, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7696 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.3% green and 58.8% blue (122, 118, 150).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7A7696 color codes

HEX	`#7A7696`
RGB	`rgb(122, 118, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, 8.5, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 18.77, 296.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.008, 19.296, 31.519)`
Decimal	`8025750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7696, 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 #7A7696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7A7696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7696; }
.text { color: #7a7696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 118 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7696, #8a7696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A7696?: #7A7696 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 #7A7696?: The RGB value is 122, 118, 150: 122 red, 118 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7696?: The complementary color is #929676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.