What color is #7A87A2?

#7A87A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A87A2?

The RGB value is 122, 135, 162: 122 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A87A2?

The complementary color is #A2957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A87A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A87A2 color

#7A87A2 rgb(122, 135, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A87A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.9% green and 63.5% blue (122, 135, 162).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#7A87A2 color codes

HEX	`#7A87A2`
RGB	`rgb(122, 135, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, 1.48, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 15.97, 275.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.21, 24.074, 37.599)`
Decimal	`8030114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A87A2, 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 #7A87A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A87A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #7A87A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a87a2; }
.text { color: #7a87a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a87a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 135 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a87a2, #817aa2); }

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Questions

What color is #7A87A2?: #7A87A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A87A2?: The RGB value is 122, 135, 162: 122 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A87A2?: The complementary color is #A2957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A87A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.