What color is #7C76A1?

#7C76A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C76A1?

The RGB value is 124, 118, 161: 124 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C76A1?

The complementary color is #9BA176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C76A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C76A1 color

#7C76A1 rgb(124, 118, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C76A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 46.3% green and 63.1% blue (124, 118, 161).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#7C76A1 color codes

HEX	`#7C76A1`
RGB	`rgb(124, 118, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 46.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 27%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 11.84, -22.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 25.19, 298.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.222, 19.815, 36.418)`
Decimal	`8156833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C76A1, 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 #7C76A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C76A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #7C76A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c76a1; }
.text { color: #7c76a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c76a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 118 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c76a1, #9276a1); }

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Questions

What color is #7C76A1?: #7C76A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C76A1?: The RGB value is 124, 118, 161: 124 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C76A1?: The complementary color is #9BA176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C76A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.