What color is #7C6F87?

#7C6F87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6F87?

The RGB value is 124, 111, 135: 124 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6F87?

The complementary color is #7A876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6F87 color

#7C6F87 rgb(124, 111, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6F87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (124, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7C6F87 color codes

HEX	`#7C6F87`
RGB	`rgb(124, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.76, 9.92, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.76, 15.04, 311.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.369, 17.403, 25.308)`
Decimal	`8155015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6F87, 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 #7C6F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #7C6F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6f87; }
.text { color: #7c6f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6f87, #876f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C6F87?: #7C6F87 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6F87?: The RGB value is 124, 111, 135: 124 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6F87?: The complementary color is #7A876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.