What color is #7B78A4?

#7B78A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B78A4?

The RGB value is 123, 120, 164: 123 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B78A4?

The complementary color is #A1A478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B78A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B78A4 color

#7B78A4 rgb(123, 120, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B78A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.1% green and 64.3% blue (123, 120, 164).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7B78A4 color codes

HEX	`#7B78A4`
RGB	`rgb(123, 120, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 11.08, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 25.62, 295.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.584, 20.324, 37.9)`
Decimal	`8091812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B78A4, 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 #7B78A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B78A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #7B78A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b78a4; }
.text { color: #7b78a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b78a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 120 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b78a4, #9178a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B78A4?: #7B78A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B78A4?: The RGB value is 123, 120, 164: 123 red, 120 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B78A4?: The complementary color is #A1A478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B78A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.