What color is #7C6895?

#7C6895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6895?

The RGB value is 124, 104, 149: 124 red, 104 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6895?

The complementary color is #819568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6895?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6895 color

#7C6895 rgb(124, 104, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6895 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 40.8% green and 58.4% blue (124, 104, 149).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7C6895 color codes

HEX	`#7C6895`
RGB	`rgb(124, 104, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 40.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, 17.3, -21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 27.69, 308.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.686, 16.356, 30.6)`
Decimal	`8153237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6895, 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 #7C6895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #7C6895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6895; }
.text { color: #7c6895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 104 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6895, #936895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C6895?: #7C6895 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6895?: The RGB value is 124, 104, 149: 124 red, 104 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6895?: The complementary color is #819568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6895?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.