#7a7990 Color Information

#7a7990 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #7a7990. In RGB, it consists of 47.8% Red, 47.5% Green, and 56.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.3% Cyan, 16% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 242.6°, with saturation of 9.4% and lightness of 52%. The decimal value for #7a7990 is 8026512, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #7a7990 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#7a7990 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color122, 121, 144 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color47.8%, 47.5%, 56.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.522, 0.525, 0.435 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.153, 0.16, 0, 0.435 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color242.6°, 9.4%, 52.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color242.6°, 16.0%, 56.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.898, 19.826, 29.164 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color122, 121, 144 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8026512 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.640, 5.335, -12.301 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.640, 13.408, 293.449 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.640, -0.814, -18.473 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.526, 1.845, -7.665 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.289, 0.288, 19.826 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286216592 / 0xff7a7990 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #7a7990

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #7a7990, its pure hue is 242.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.4%, and its lightness is 52.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #7a7990, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f0f12 to #6b6a7e.

Tints of #7a7990

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #7a7990, its pure hue is 242.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.4%, and its lightness is 52.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #7a7990, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8b8a9e to #eeeef1.

Tones of #7a7990

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #7a7990, its pure hue is 242.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 9.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #7a7990, which range from #858585 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #150aff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #7a7990

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #7a7990! For #7a7990, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #7a7990. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #7a7990

This color, #7a7990, consists of 47.8% Red, 47.5% Green, and 56.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 122, Green = 121, Blue = 144. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #7a7990 is 15.3% Cyan, 16% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R47.8%
C15.3%
G47.5%
M16.0%
B56.5%
Y0.0%
K43.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 122 121 144
Octal 172 171 220
Hexa #7a #79 #90
Binary 01111010 01111001 10010000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 15 0 43
Octal 17 17 0 53
Hexa #0f #0f #00 #2b
Binary 00001111 00001111 00000000 00101011

Analogous Colors of #7a7990

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #7a7990 — which has hue 242.6° — its analogous colors are located at 212.6° and 272.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7a7990.

Triadic Colors of #7a7990

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #7a7990 — which has hue 242.6° — its triadic colors are located at 2.6° and 242.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7a7990.

Complementary Color of #7a7990

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #7a7990 — which has hue 242.6° — its complementary color is located at 62.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7a7990.

Split Complementary Colors of #7a7990

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #7a7990 — which has hue 242.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.6° and 242.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7a7990.

Tetradic Colors of #7a7990

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #7a7990 — which has hue 242.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 152.6°, 242.6°, 332.6°, and 62.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7a7990.

Monochromatic Colors of #7a7990

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #7a7990, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #44444b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bab9ca (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #7a7990

We want to make getting started with #7a7990 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #7a7990 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #7a7990 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #7a7990 with other HTML elements.

#7a7990 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #7a7990.
<span style="color: #7a7990;">The color of this text is #7a7990.</span>

#7a7990 Background Color

The background color for this text is #7a7990.
<div style="background-color: #7a7990; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #7a7990.</div>

#7a7990 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #7a7990.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #7a7990;">This color for the shadow of this text is #7a7990.</span>

#7a7990 Border Color

This is a div with border color #7a7990.
<div style="border: #7a7990 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #7a7990.</div>

#7a7990 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #7a7990 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7a7990; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7a7990 on a white background.</div></div>

#7a7990 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #7a7990 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7a7990; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7a7990 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #7a7990 to White

This is a gradient from #7a7990 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7a7990,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7a7990 to white.</div>

Gradient from #7a7990 to Black

This is a gradient from #7a7990 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7a7990,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7a7990,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7a7990 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #7a7990

In addition to using #7a7990 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #7a7990 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #7a7990, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 122, Green = 121, Blue = 144). If you need details about the color coordinates of #7a7990 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #7a7990
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(122, 121, 144)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #7a7990; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #7a7990; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #7a7990; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(122, 121, 144);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#7a7990")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:122, green:121, blue:144, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:122 green:121 blue:144 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(122f, 121f, 144f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(122, 121, 144);
 

#7a7990 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #7a7990 the same way. For those with color blindness, #7a7990 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #7a7990 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #7a7990 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #7a7990 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #7a7990 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #7a7990 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #7a7990 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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