What color is #7C739B?

#7C739B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C739B?

The RGB value is 124, 115, 155: 124 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C739B?

The complementary color is #929B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C739B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C739B color

#7C739B rgb(124, 115, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C739B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.1% green and 60.8% blue (124, 115, 155).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#7C739B color codes

HEX	`#7C739B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 115, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 12.15, -20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 23.68, 300.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.358, 18.913, 33.582)`
Decimal	`8156059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C739B, 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 #7C739B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C739B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #7C739B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c739b; }
.text { color: #7c739b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c739b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 115 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c739b, #90739b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C739B?: #7C739B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C739B?: The RGB value is 124, 115, 155: 124 red, 115 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C739B?: The complementary color is #929B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C739B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.