What color is #7D7DAD?

#7D7DAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7DAD?

The RGB value is 125, 125, 173: 125 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7DAD?

The complementary color is #ADAD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7DAD color

#7D7DAD rgb(125, 125, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7DAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 49% green and 67.8% blue (125, 125, 173).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7D7DAD color codes

HEX	`#7D7DAD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 125, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 49%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 28%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, 11.03, -25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 27.7, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.332, 22.044, 42.553)`
Decimal	`8224173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7DAD, 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 #7D7DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7D7DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7dad; }
.text { color: #7d7dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 125 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7dad, #957dad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D7DAD?: #7D7DAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7DAD?: The RGB value is 125, 125, 173: 125 red, 125 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7DAD?: The complementary color is #ADAD7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.