What color is #7A779B?

#7A779B 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 #7A779B?

The RGB value is 122, 119, 155: 122 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A779B?

The complementary color is #989B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A779B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A779B color

#7A779B rgb(122, 119, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A779B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 46.7% green and 60.8% blue (122, 119, 155).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7A779B color codes

HEX	`#7A779B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 119, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 46.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, 9.12, -18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 21.03, 295.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.538, 19.698, 33.724)`
Decimal	`8026011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A779B, 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 #7A779B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A779B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7A779B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a779b; }
.text { color: #7a779b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a779b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 119 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a779b, #8c779b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A779B?: #7A779B 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 #7A779B?: The RGB value is 122, 119, 155: 122 red, 119 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A779B?: The complementary color is #989B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A779B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.