What color is #7C638D?

#7C638D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C638D?

The RGB value is 124, 99, 141: 124 red, 99 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C638D?

The complementary color is #748D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C638D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C638D color

#7C638D rgb(124, 99, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C638D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.8% green and 55.3% blue (124, 99, 141).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#7C638D color codes

HEX	`#7C638D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 99, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.81, 18.44, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.81, 26.74, 313.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.581, 15.132, 27.189)`
Decimal	`8151949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C638D, 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 #7C638D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C638D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #7C638D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c638d; }
.text { color: #7c638d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c638d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 99 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c638d, #8d6389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C638D?: #7C638D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C638D?: The RGB value is 124, 99, 141: 124 red, 99 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C638D?: The complementary color is #748D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C638D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.