What color is #7A7396?

#7A7396 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A7396?

The RGB value is 122, 115, 150: 122 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A7396?

The complementary color is #8F9673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A7396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A7396 color

#7A7396 rgb(122, 115, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7A7396 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 45.1% green and 58.8% blue (122, 115, 150).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7A7396 color codes

HEX	`#7A7396`
RGB	`rgb(122, 115, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 45.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 10.29, -17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 20.71, 299.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.661, 18.601, 31.403)`
Decimal	`8024982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A7396, 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 #7A7396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A7396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7A7396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a7396; }
.text { color: #7a7396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a7396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 115 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a7396, #8c7396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7A7396?: #7A7396 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A7396?: The RGB value is 122, 115, 150: 122 red, 115 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A7396?: The complementary color is #8F9673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A7396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.