What color is #7A859B?

#7A859B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A859B?

The RGB value is 122, 133, 155: 122 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A859B?

The complementary color is #9B907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A859B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A859B color

#7A859B rgb(122, 133, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A859B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.2% green and 60.8% blue (122, 133, 155).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#7A859B color codes

HEX	`#7A859B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 133, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 0.94, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 13.11, 274.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.328, 23.279, 34.321)`
Decimal	`8029595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A859B, 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 #7A859B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A859B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #7A859B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a859b; }
.text { color: #7a859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a859b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 133 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a859b, #807a9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A859B?: #7A859B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A859B?: The RGB value is 122, 133, 155: 122 red, 133 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A859B?: The complementary color is #9B907A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A859B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.