What color is #7B74A3?

#7B74A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B74A3?

The RGB value is 123, 116, 163: 123 red, 116 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B74A3?

The complementary color is #9CA374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B74A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B74A3 color

#7B74A3 rgb(123, 116, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B74A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.5% green and 63.9% blue (123, 116, 163).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7B74A3 color codes

HEX	`#7B74A3`
RGB	`rgb(123, 116, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 13.2, -24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 27.6, 298.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.023, 19.346, 37.27)`
Decimal	`8090787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B74A3, 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 #7B74A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B74A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #7B74A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b74a3; }
.text { color: #7b74a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b74a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 116 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b74a3, #9374a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B74A3?: #7B74A3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B74A3?: The RGB value is 123, 116, 163: 123 red, 116 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B74A3?: The complementary color is #9CA374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B74A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.