What color is #7A6D83?

#7A6D83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A6D83?

The RGB value is 122, 109, 131: 122 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A6D83?

The complementary color is #76836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A6D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A6D83 color

#7A6D83 rgb(122, 109, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A6D83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 42.7% green and 51.4% blue (122, 109, 131).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7A6D83 color codes

HEX	`#7A6D83`
RGB	`rgb(122, 109, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 42.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 9.52, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 13.99, 312.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.591, 16.714, 23.768)`
Decimal	`8023427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A6D83, 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 #7A6D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A6D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7A6D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a6d83; }
.text { color: #7a6d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a6d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 109 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a6d83, #836d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A6D83?: #7A6D83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A6D83?: The RGB value is 122, 109, 131: 122 red, 109 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A6D83?: The complementary color is #76836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A6D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.