What color is #7C7693?

#7C7693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7693?

The RGB value is 124, 118, 147: 124 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7693?

The complementary color is #8D9376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7693 color

#7C7693 rgb(124, 118, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7C7693 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (124, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7C7693 color codes

HEX	`#7C7693`
RGB	`rgb(124, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 8.48, -14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 17.11, 299.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.056, 19.348, 30.276)`
Decimal	`8156819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7693, 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 #7C7693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #7C7693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7693; }
.text { color: #7c7693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7693, #8b7693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7C7693?: #7C7693 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7693?: The RGB value is 124, 118, 147: 124 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7693?: The complementary color is #8D9376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.