What color is #7C76AB?

#7C76AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C76AB?

The RGB value is 124, 118, 171: 124 red, 118 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C76AB?

The complementary color is #A5AB76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C76AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C76AB color

#7C76AB rgb(124, 118, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C76AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 46.3% green and 67.1% blue (124, 118, 171).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% 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 5.04:1).

#7C76AB color codes

HEX	`#7C76AB`
RGB	`rgb(124, 118, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 46.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, 14.36, -27.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 30.93, 297.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.139, 20.182, 41.249)`
Decimal	`8156843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C76AB, 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 #7C76AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C76AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #7C76AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c76ab; }
.text { color: #7c76ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c76ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 118 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c76ab, #9776ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C76AB?: #7C76AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C76AB?: The RGB value is 124, 118, 171: 124 red, 118 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C76AB?: The complementary color is #A5AB76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C76AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.