What color is #7A859F?

#7A859F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A859F?

The RGB value is 122, 133, 159: 122 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A859F?

The complementary color is #9F947A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A859F color

#7A859F rgb(122, 133, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A859F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (122, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#7A859F color codes

HEX	`#7A859F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, 1.9, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 15.3, 277.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.67, 23.415, 36.119)`
Decimal	`8029599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A859F, 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 #7A859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #7A859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a859f; }
.text { color: #7a859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a859f, #827a9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A859F?: #7A859F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A859F?: The RGB value is 122, 133, 159: 122 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A859F?: The complementary color is #9F947A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.