What color is #7B78B1?

#7B78B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B78B1?

The RGB value is 123, 120, 177: 123 red, 120 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B78B1?

The complementary color is #AEB178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B78B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B78B1 color

#7B78B1 rgb(123, 120, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B78B1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 47.1% green and 69.4% blue (123, 120, 177).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7B78B1 color codes

HEX	`#7B78B1`
RGB	`rgb(123, 120, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 47.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, 14.42, -29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 33.09, 295.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.819, 20.818, 44.402)`
Decimal	`8091825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B78B1, 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 #7B78B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B78B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7B78B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b78b1; }
.text { color: #7b78b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b78b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 120 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b78b1, #9778b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B78B1?: #7B78B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B78B1?: The RGB value is 123, 120, 177: 123 red, 120 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B78B1?: The complementary color is #AEB178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B78B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.