What color is #7D77E0?

#7D77E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D77E0?

The RGB value is 125, 119, 224: 125 red, 119 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D77E0?

The complementary color is #DAE077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D77E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D77E0 color

#7D77E0 rgb(125, 119, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D77E0 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.7% green and 87.8% blue (125, 119, 224).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 63% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7D77E0 color codes

HEX	`#7D77E0`
RGB	`rgb(125, 119, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 63%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 47%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 47%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55, 28.63, -52.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55, 60.21, 298.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.505, 22.934, 73.431)`
Decimal	`8222688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D77E0, 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 #7D77E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D77E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #7D77E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d77e0; }
.text { color: #7d77e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d77e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 119 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d77e0, #b277e0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D77E0?: #7D77E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D77E0?: The RGB value is 125, 119, 224: 125 red, 119 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D77E0?: The complementary color is #DAE077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D77E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.