What color is #7C7489?

#7C7489 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7489?

The RGB value is 124, 116, 137: 124 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7489?

The complementary color is #818974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7489 color

#7C7489 rgb(124, 116, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C7489 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (124, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#7C7489 color codes

HEX	`#7C7489`
RGB	`rgb(124, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 7.4, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 12.71, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.072, 18.582, 26.244)`
Decimal	`8156297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7489, 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 #7C7489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #7C7489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7489; }
.text { color: #7c7489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7489, #877489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C7489?: #7C7489 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7489?: The RGB value is 124, 116, 137: 124 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7489?: The complementary color is #818974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.