What color is #7C69A6?

#7C69A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C69A6?

The RGB value is 124, 105, 166: 124 red, 105 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C69A6?

The complementary color is #93A669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C69A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C69A6 color

#7C69A6 rgb(124, 105, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C69A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 41.2% green and 65.1% blue (124, 105, 166).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7C69A6 color codes

HEX	`#7C69A6`
RGB	`rgb(124, 105, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 41.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 37%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.44, 20.86, -30.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.44, 36.62, 304.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.245, 17.141, 38.311)`
Decimal	`8153510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C69A6, 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 #7C69A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C69A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #7C69A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c69a6; }
.text { color: #7c69a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c69a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 105 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c69a6, #9b69a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C69A6?: #7C69A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C69A6?: The RGB value is 124, 105, 166: 124 red, 105 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C69A6?: The complementary color is #93A669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C69A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.