What color is #7A718B?

#7A718B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A718B?

The RGB value is 122, 113, 139: 122 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A718B?

The complementary color is #828B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A718B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A718B color

#7A718B rgb(122, 113, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A718B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 44.3% green and 54.5% blue (122, 113, 139).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7A718B color codes

HEX	`#7A718B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 113, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 44.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.27, 8.91, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.27, 15.71, 304.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.59, 17.812, 26.88)`
Decimal	`8024459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A718B, 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 #7A718B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A718B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #7A718B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a718b; }
.text { color: #7a718b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a718b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 113 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a718b, #87718b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A718B?: #7A718B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A718B?: The RGB value is 122, 113, 139: 122 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A718B?: The complementary color is #828B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A718B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.