What color is #7A598E?

#7A598E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A598E?

The RGB value is 122, 89, 142: 122 red, 89 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A598E?

The complementary color is #6D8E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A598E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A598E color

#7A598E rgb(122, 89, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A598E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.9% green and 55.7% blue (122, 89, 142).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#7A598E color codes

HEX	`#7A598E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 89, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.12, 24, -24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.12, 34.05, 314.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.48, 13.236, 27.273)`
Decimal	`8018318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A598E, 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 #7A598E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A598E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	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 #7A598E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a598e; }
.text { color: #7a598e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a598e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 89 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a598e, #8e5988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A598E?: #7A598E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A598E?: The RGB value is 122, 89, 142: 122 red, 89 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A598E?: The complementary color is #6D8E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A598E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.