What color is #7D78A0?

#7D78A0 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 #7D78A0?

The RGB value is 125, 120, 160: 125 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D78A0?

The complementary color is #9BA078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D78A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D78A0 color

#7D78A0 rgb(125, 120, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D78A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.1% green and 62.7% blue (125, 120, 160).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7D78A0 color codes

HEX	`#7D78A0`
RGB	`rgb(125, 120, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, 10.73, -20.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 23.36, 297.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.518, 20.331, 36.041)`
Decimal	`8222880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D78A0, 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 #7D78A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D78A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #7D78A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d78a0; }
.text { color: #7d78a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d78a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 120 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d78a0, #9178a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D78A0?: #7D78A0 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 #7D78A0?: The RGB value is 125, 120, 160: 125 red, 120 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D78A0?: The complementary color is #9BA078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D78A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.