What color is #7A6786?

#7A6786 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 #7A6786?

The RGB value is 122, 103, 134: 122 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6786?

The complementary color is #738667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6786?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6786 color

#7A6786 rgb(122, 103, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6786 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.4% green and 52.5% blue (122, 103, 134).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#7A6786 color codes

HEX	`#7A6786`
RGB	`rgb(122, 103, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, 13.77, -14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 19.87, 313.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.179, 15.559, 24.648)`
Decimal	`8021894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6786, 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 #7A6786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #7A6786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6786; }
.text { color: #7a6786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 103 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6786, #866783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A6786?: #7A6786 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 #7A6786?: The RGB value is 122, 103, 134: 122 red, 103 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6786?: The complementary color is #738667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6786?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.