What color is #7A6589?

#7A6589 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6589?

The RGB value is 122, 101, 137: 122 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6589?

The complementary color is #748965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6589 color

#7A6589 rgb(122, 101, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6589 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 39.6% green and 53.7% blue (122, 101, 137).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#7A6589 color codes

HEX	`#7A6589`
RGB	`rgb(122, 101, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 39.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, 15.64, -16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 22.91, 313.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.194, 15.251, 25.7)`
Decimal	`8021385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6589, 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 #7A6589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #7A6589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6589; }
.text { color: #7a6589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 101 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6589, #896586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A6589?: #7A6589 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6589?: The RGB value is 122, 101, 137: 122 red, 101 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6589?: The complementary color is #748965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.