What color is #7C638F?

#7C638F 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 #7C638F?

The RGB value is 124, 99, 143: 124 red, 99 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C638F?

The complementary color is #768F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C638F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C638F color

#7C638F rgb(124, 99, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C638F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.8% green and 56.1% blue (124, 99, 143).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#7C638F color codes

HEX	`#7C638F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 99, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, 18.9, -20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 27.84, 312.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.731, 15.192, 27.98)`
Decimal	`8151951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C638F, 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 #7C638F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C638F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #7C638F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c638f; }
.text { color: #7c638f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c638f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 99 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c638f, #8f638c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C638F?: #7C638F 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 #7C638F?: The RGB value is 124, 99, 143: 124 red, 99 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C638F?: The complementary color is #768F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C638F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.