What color is #7A6A83?

#7A6A83 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 #7A6A83?

The RGB value is 122, 106, 131: 122 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6A83?

The complementary color is #73836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6A83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6A83 color

#7A6A83 rgb(122, 106, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6A83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 41.6% green and 51.4% blue (122, 106, 131).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7A6A83 color codes

HEX	`#7A6A83`
RGB	`rgb(122, 106, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 41.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 11.31, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 16.11, 314.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.276, 16.084, 23.663)`
Decimal	`8022659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6A83, 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 #7A6A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7A6A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6a83; }
.text { color: #7a6a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 106 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6a83, #836a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6A83?: #7A6A83 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 #7A6A83?: The RGB value is 122, 106, 131: 122 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6A83?: The complementary color is #73836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6A83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.