What color is #7C789E?

#7C789E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C789E?

The RGB value is 124, 120, 158: 124 red, 120 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C789E?

The complementary color is #9A9E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C789E?

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.

#7C789E color

#7C789E rgb(124, 120, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C789E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.1% green and 62% blue (124, 120, 158).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7C789E color codes

HEX	`#7C789E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 120, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 9.91, -19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 22.18, 296.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.199, 20.186, 35.121)`
Decimal	`8157342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C789E, 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 #7C789E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C789E 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 #7C789E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c789e; }
.text { color: #7c789e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c789e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 120 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c789e, #8f789e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C789E?: #7C789E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C789E?: The RGB value is 124, 120, 158: 124 red, 120 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C789E?: The complementary color is #9A9E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C789E?: 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.