What color is #7C7390?

#7C7390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7390?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 144: 124 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7390?

The complementary color is #879073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7390 color

#7C7390 rgb(124, 115, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C7390 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 56.5% blue (124, 115, 144).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#7C7390 color codes

HEX	`#7C7390`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, 9.57, -14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 17.37, 303.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.476, 18.56, 28.937)`
Decimal	`8156048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7390, 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 #7C7390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #7C7390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7390; }
.text { color: #7c7390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7390, #8a7390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C7390?: #7C7390 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7390?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 144: 124 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7390?: The complementary color is #879073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.