What color is #7D799F?

#7D799F 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 #7D799F?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 159: 125 red, 121 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D799F?

The complementary color is #9B9F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D799F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D799F color

#7D799F rgb(125, 121, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D799F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 62.4% blue (125, 121, 159).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#7D799F color codes

HEX	`#7D799F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 9.9, -19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 22.15, 296.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.551, 20.538, 35.623)`
Decimal	`8223135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D799F, 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 #7D799F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D799F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #7D799F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d799f; }
.text { color: #7d799f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d799f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d799f, #90799f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D799F?: #7D799F 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 #7D799F?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 159: 125 red, 121 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D799F?: The complementary color is #9B9F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D799F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.