What color is #7A688A?

#7A688A 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 #7A688A?

The RGB value is 122, 104, 138: 122 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A688A?

The complementary color is #788A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A688A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A688A color

#7A688A rgb(122, 104, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A688A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.8% green and 54.1% blue (122, 104, 138).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#7A688A color codes

HEX	`#7A688A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 104, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.81, 14.07, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.81, 21.36, 311.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.563, 15.873, 26.178)`
Decimal	`8022154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A688A, 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 #7A688A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A688A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #7A688A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a688a; }
.text { color: #7a688a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a688a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 104 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a688a, #8a6889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A688A?: #7A688A 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 #7A688A?: The RGB value is 122, 104, 138: 122 red, 104 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A688A?: The complementary color is #788A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A688A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.