What color is #7D76A5?

#7D76A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D76A5?

The RGB value is 125, 118, 165: 125 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D76A5?

The complementary color is #9EA576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D76A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D76A5 color

#7D76A5 rgb(125, 118, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D76A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.3% green and 64.7% blue (125, 118, 165).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#7D76A5 color codes

HEX	`#7D76A5`
RGB	`rgb(125, 118, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 13.15, -24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 27.52, 298.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.726, 20.033, 38.312)`
Decimal	`8222373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D76A5, 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 #7D76A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D76A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #7D76A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d76a5; }
.text { color: #7d76a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d76a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 118 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d76a5, #9576a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D76A5?: #7D76A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D76A5?: The RGB value is 125, 118, 165: 125 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D76A5?: The complementary color is #9EA576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D76A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.