What color is #7A6B89?

#7A6B89 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 #7A6B89?

The RGB value is 122, 107, 137: 122 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6B89?

The complementary color is #7A896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6B89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6B89 color

#7A6B89 rgb(122, 107, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6B89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42% green and 53.7% blue (122, 107, 137).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#7A6B89 color codes

HEX	`#7A6B89`
RGB	`rgb(122, 107, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.57, 12.04, -14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.57, 18.71, 310.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.798, 16.459, 25.901)`
Decimal	`8022921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6B89, 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 #7A6B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #7A6B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6b89; }
.text { color: #7a6b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 107 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6b89, #896b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A6B89?: #7A6B89 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 #7A6B89?: The RGB value is 122, 107, 137: 122 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6B89?: The complementary color is #7A896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6B89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.