What color is #7C758F?

#7C758F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C758F?

The RGB value is 124, 117, 143: 124 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C758F?

The complementary color is #888F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C758F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C758F color

#7C758F rgb(124, 117, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C758F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.9% green and 56.1% blue (124, 117, 143).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7C758F color codes

HEX	`#7C758F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 117, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 8.15, -13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 15.47, 301.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.63, 18.991, 28.613)`
Decimal	`8156559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C758F, 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 #7C758F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C758F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #7C758F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c758f; }
.text { color: #7c758f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c758f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 117 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c758f, #89758f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C758F?: #7C758F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C758F?: The RGB value is 124, 117, 143: 124 red, 117 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C758F?: The complementary color is #888F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C758F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.