What color is #7A78B0?

#7A78B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A78B0?

The RGB value is 122, 120, 176: 122 red, 120 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A78B0?

The complementary color is #AEB078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A78B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A78B0 color

#7A78B0 rgb(122, 120, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A78B0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.1% green and 69% blue (122, 120, 176).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#7A78B0 color codes

HEX	`#7A78B0`
RGB	`rgb(122, 120, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, 13.86, -29.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 32.51, 295.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.577, 20.705, 43.873)`
Decimal	`8026288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A78B0, 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 #7A78B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A78B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #7A78B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a78b0; }
.text { color: #7a78b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a78b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 120 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a78b0, #9678b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A78B0?: #7A78B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A78B0?: The RGB value is 122, 120, 176: 122 red, 120 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A78B0?: The complementary color is #AEB078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A78B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.