What color is #7A62AC?

#7A62AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A62AC?

The RGB value is 122, 98, 172: 122 red, 98 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A62AC?

The complementary color is #94AC62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A62AC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A62AC color

#7A62AC rgb(122, 98, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A62AC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.4% green and 67.5% blue (122, 98, 172).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7A62AC color codes

HEX	`#7A62AC`
RGB	`rgb(122, 98, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 25.99, -36.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 44.59, 305.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.838, 15.851, 41.036)`
Decimal	`8020652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A62AC, 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 #7A62AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A62AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #7A62AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a62ac; }
.text { color: #7a62ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a62ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 98 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a62ac, #9f62ac); }

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Questions

What color is #7A62AC?: #7A62AC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A62AC?: The RGB value is 122, 98, 172: 122 red, 98 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A62AC?: The complementary color is #94AC62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A62AC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.