What color is #7A88D9?

#7A88D9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A88D9?

The RGB value is 122, 136, 217: 122 red, 136 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A88D9?

The complementary color is #D9CB7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A88D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A88D9 color

#7A88D9 rgb(122, 136, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A88D9 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.3% green and 85.1% blue (122, 136, 217).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 56% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#7A88D9 color codes

HEX	`#7A88D9`
RGB	`rgb(122, 136, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 56%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 44%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 15.78, -43.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 45.92, 290.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.351, 26.754, 69.25)`
Decimal	`8030425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A88D9, 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 #7A88D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A88D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #7A88D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a88d9; }
.text { color: #7a88d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a88d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 136 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a88d9, #9b7ad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A88D9?: #7A88D9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A88D9?: The RGB value is 122, 136, 217: 122 red, 136 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A88D9?: The complementary color is #D9CB7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A88D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.