What color is #7D80AD?

#7D80AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D80AD?

The RGB value is 125, 128, 173: 125 red, 128 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D80AD?

The complementary color is #ADAA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D80AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D80AD color

#7D80AD rgb(125, 128, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D80AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 50.2% green and 67.8% blue (125, 128, 173).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7D80AD color codes

HEX	`#7D80AD`
RGB	`rgb(125, 128, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 50.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 26%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 9.26, -24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 25.88, 290.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.717, 22.815, 42.681)`
Decimal	`8224941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D80AD, 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 #7D80AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D80AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #7D80AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d80ad; }
.text { color: #7d80ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d80ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 128 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d80ad, #927dad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D80AD?: #7D80AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D80AD?: The RGB value is 125, 128, 173: 125 red, 128 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D80AD?: The complementary color is #ADAA7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D80AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.