What color is #7A6378?

#7A6378 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6378?

The RGB value is 122, 99, 120: 122 red, 99 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6378?

The complementary color is #637A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6378 color

#7A6378 rgb(122, 99, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6378 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 38.8% green and 47.1% blue (122, 99, 120).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7A6378 color codes

HEX	`#7A6378`
RGB	`rgb(122, 99, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 38.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, 13.19, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 15.57, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.878, 14.418, 19.712)`
Decimal	`8020856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6378, 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 #7A6378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #7A6378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6378; }
.text { color: #7a6378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 99 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6378, #7a636d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A6378?: #7A6378 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6378?: The RGB value is 122, 99, 120: 122 red, 99 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6378?: The complementary color is #637A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.