What color is #7C708E?

#7C708E 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 #7C708E?

The RGB value is 124, 112, 142: 124 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C708E?

The complementary color is #828E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C708E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C708E color

#7C708E rgb(124, 112, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C708E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 43.9% green and 55.7% blue (124, 112, 142).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7C708E color codes

HEX	`#7C708E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 112, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 43.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, 10.89, -14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 18.27, 306.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.988, 17.826, 28.026)`
Decimal	`8155278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C708E, 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 #7C708E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C708E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #7C708E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c708e; }
.text { color: #7c708e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c708e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 112 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c708e, #8b708e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C708E?: #7C708E 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 #7C708E?: The RGB value is 124, 112, 142: 124 red, 112 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C708E?: The complementary color is #828E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C708E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.