What color is #7C75D1?

#7C75D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C75D1?

The RGB value is 124, 117, 209: 124 red, 117 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C75D1?

The complementary color is #CAD175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C75D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C75D1 color

#7C75D1 rgb(124, 117, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C75D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 45.9% green and 82% blue (124, 117, 209).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#7C75D1 color codes

HEX	`#7C75D1`
RGB	`rgb(124, 117, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 45.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 44%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 25.27, -46.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 53.12, 298.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.179, 21.61, 63.101)`
Decimal	`8156625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C75D1, 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 #7C75D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C75D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #7C75D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c75d1; }
.text { color: #7c75d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c75d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 117 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c75d1, #aa75d1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C75D1?: #7C75D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C75D1?: The RGB value is 124, 117, 209: 124 red, 117 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C75D1?: The complementary color is #CAD175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C75D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.