What color is #7A688B?

#7A688B 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 #7A688B?

The RGB value is 122, 104, 139: 122 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A688B?

The complementary color is #798B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A688B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A688B color

#7A688B rgb(122, 104, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A688B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 40.8% green and 54.5% blue (122, 104, 139).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 5.02:1).

#7A688B color codes

HEX	`#7A688B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 104, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 40.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 14.29, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 21.91, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.636, 15.902, 26.561)`
Decimal	`8022155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A688B, 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 #7A688B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A688B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #7A688B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a688b; }
.text { color: #7a688b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a688b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 104 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a688b, #8b688a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A688B?: #7A688B 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 #7A688B?: The RGB value is 122, 104, 139: 122 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A688B?: The complementary color is #798B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A688B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.