What color is #7A6679?

#7A6679 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6679?

The RGB value is 122, 102, 121: 122 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6679?

The complementary color is #667A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6679 color

#7A6679 rgb(122, 102, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6679 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40% green and 47.5% blue (122, 102, 121).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7A6679 color codes

HEX	`#7A6679`
RGB	`rgb(122, 102, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 11.59, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 13.87, 326.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.228, 15.021, 20.13)`
Decimal	`8021625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6679, 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 #7A6679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #7A6679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6679; }
.text { color: #7a6679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 102 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6679, #7a666f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6679?: #7A6679 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6679?: The RGB value is 122, 102, 121: 122 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6679?: The complementary color is #667A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.