What color is #7A7A98?

#7A7A98 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 #7A7A98?

The RGB value is 122, 122, 152: 122 red, 122 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7A98?

The complementary color is #98987A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7A98 color

#7A7A98 rgb(122, 122, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7A98 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.8% green and 59.6% blue (122, 122, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 5.06:1).

#7A7A98 color codes

HEX	`#7A7A98`
RGB	`rgb(122, 122, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 6.62, -16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 17.43, 292.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.652, 20.323, 32.534)`
Decimal	`8026776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7A98, 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 #7A7A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #7A7A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7a98; }
.text { color: #7a7a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 122 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7a98, #897a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7A98?: #7A7A98 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 #7A7A98?: The RGB value is 122, 122, 152: 122 red, 122 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7A98?: The complementary color is #98987A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.