What color is #7A6DC0?

#7A6DC0 is a desaturated blue known as Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Venus Violet?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 192: 122 red, 109 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Venus Violet?

The complementary color is #B3C06D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6DC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Venus Violet color: hex code #7A6DC0

#7A6DC0 rgb(122, 109, 192)

Shades of blue

Venus Violet has the hex code #7A6DC0. It is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 75.3% blue (122, 109, 192).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 40% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

Venus Violet (#7A6DC0) color codes

HEX	`#7A6DC0`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 40%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 24.77, -41.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 48.66, 300.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.007, 18.88, 52.291)`
Decimal	`8023488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Venus Violet, 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 #7A6DC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A6DC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #7A6DC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6dc0; }
.text { color: #7a6dc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6dc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6dc0, #a36dc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7A6DC0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7A6DC0?: #7A6DC0 is a desaturated blue known as Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Venus Violet?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 192: 122 red, 109 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Venus Violet?: The complementary color is #B3C06D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6DC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.