What color is #7C6E92?

#7C6E92 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 #7C6E92?

The RGB value is 124, 110, 146: 124 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6E92?

The complementary color is #84926E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6E92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6E92 color

#7C6E92 rgb(124, 110, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6E92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.1% green and 57.3% blue (124, 110, 146).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7C6E92 color codes

HEX	`#7C6E92`
RGB	`rgb(124, 110, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 13, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 21.89, 306.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.075, 17.512, 29.564)`
Decimal	`8154770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6E92, 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 #7C6E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #7C6E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6e92; }
.text { color: #7c6e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 110 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6e92, #8e6e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C6E92?: #7C6E92 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 #7C6E92?: The RGB value is 124, 110, 146: 124 red, 110 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6E92?: The complementary color is #84926E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6E92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.