What color is #7A76A7?

#7A76A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A76A7?

The RGB value is 122, 118, 167: 122 red, 118 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A76A7?

The complementary color is #A3A776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A76A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A76A7 color

#7A76A7 rgb(122, 118, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A76A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.3% green and 65.5% blue (122, 118, 167).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7A76A7 color codes

HEX	`#7A76A7`
RGB	`rgb(122, 118, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, 12.71, -25.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 28.59, 296.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.478, 19.884, 39.258)`
Decimal	`8025767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A76A7, 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 #7A76A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A76A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #7A76A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a76a7; }
.text { color: #7a76a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a76a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 118 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a76a7, #9376a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A76A7?: #7A76A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A76A7?: The RGB value is 122, 118, 167: 122 red, 118 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A76A7?: The complementary color is #A3A776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A76A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.