What color is #7C7997?

#7C7997 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 #7C7997?

The RGB value is 124, 121, 151: 124 red, 121 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7997?

The complementary color is #949779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7997?

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.

#7C7997 color

#7C7997 rgb(124, 121, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C7997 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 47.5% green and 59.2% blue (124, 121, 151).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

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

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

#7C7997 color codes

HEX	`#7C7997`
RGB	`rgb(124, 121, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 47.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 7.65, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 17.5, 295.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.734, 20.194, 32.078)`
Decimal	`8157591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7997, 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 #7C7997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7997 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 #7C7997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7997; }
.text { color: #7c7997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 121 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7997, #8b7997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7997?: #7C7997 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 #7C7997?: The RGB value is 124, 121, 151: 124 red, 121 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7997?: The complementary color is #949779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7997?: 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.