What color is #7B76A9?

#7B76A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B76A9?

The RGB value is 123, 118, 169: 123 red, 118 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B76A9?

The complementary color is #A4A976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B76A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B76A9 color

#7B76A9 rgb(123, 118, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B76A9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 46.3% green and 66.3% blue (123, 118, 169).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7B76A9 color codes

HEX	`#7B76A9`
RGB	`rgb(123, 118, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 46.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 13.53, -26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 29.76, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.806, 20.032, 40.246)`
Decimal	`8091305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B76A9, 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 #7B76A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B76A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #7B76A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b76a9; }
.text { color: #7b76a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b76a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 118 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b76a9, #9476a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B76A9?: #7B76A9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B76A9?: The RGB value is 123, 118, 169: 123 red, 118 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B76A9?: The complementary color is #A4A976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B76A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.