What color is #7A7C98?

#7A7C98 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 #7A7C98?

The RGB value is 122, 124, 152: 122 red, 124 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7C98?

The complementary color is #98967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7C98 color

#7A7C98 rgb(122, 124, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7C98 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 48.6% green and 59.6% blue (122, 124, 152).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7A7C98 color codes

HEX	`#7A7C98`
RGB	`rgb(122, 124, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 48.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, 5.45, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 16.23, 289.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.9, 20.82, 32.617)`
Decimal	`8027288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7C98, 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 #7A7C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7A7C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7c98; }
.text { color: #7a7c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 124 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7c98, #877a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A7C98?: #7A7C98 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 #7A7C98?: The RGB value is 122, 124, 152: 122 red, 124 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7C98?: The complementary color is #98967A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.