What color is #7E7AA2?

#7E7AA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7AA2?

The RGB value is 126, 122, 162: 126 red, 122 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7AA2?

The complementary color is #9EA27A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7AA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7AA2 color

#7E7AA2 rgb(126, 122, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7AA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 47.8% green and 63.5% blue (126, 122, 162).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7E7AA2 color codes

HEX	`#7E7AA2`
RGB	`rgb(126, 122, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 47.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, 10.36, -20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 23.27, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.084, 20.963, 37.058)`
Decimal	`8288930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7AA2, 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 #7E7AA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7AA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #7E7AA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7aa2; }
.text { color: #7e7aa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7aa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 122 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7aa2, #927aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E7AA2?: #7E7AA2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7AA2?: The RGB value is 126, 122, 162: 126 red, 122 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7AA2?: The complementary color is #9EA27A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7AA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.