What color is #7A7ACC?

#7A7ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7ACC?

The RGB value is 122, 122, 204: 122 red, 122 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7ACC?

The complementary color is #CCCC7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7ACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7ACC color

#7A7ACC rgb(122, 122, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7ACC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 47.8% green and 80% blue (122, 122, 204).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7A7ACC color codes

HEX	`#7A7ACC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 122, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 47.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, 20.35, -42.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 47.17, 295.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.882, 22.415, 60.078)`
Decimal	`8026828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7ACC, 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 #7A7ACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7ACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7A7ACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7acc; }
.text { color: #7a7acc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7acc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 122 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7acc, #a37acc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A7ACC?: #7A7ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7ACC?: The RGB value is 122, 122, 204: 122 red, 122 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7ACC?: The complementary color is #CCCC7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7ACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.