What color is #7D60A2?

#7D60A2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D60A2?

The RGB value is 125, 96, 162: 125 red, 96 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D60A2?

The complementary color is #85A260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D60A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D60A2 color

#7D60A2 rgb(125, 96, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D60A2 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 37.6% green and 63.5% blue (125, 96, 162).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7D60A2 color codes

HEX	`#7D60A2`
RGB	`rgb(125, 96, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 37.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 41%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 25.55, -31.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 40.49, 309.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.161, 15.334, 36.126)`
Decimal	`8216738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D60A2, 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 #7D60A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D60A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	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 #7D60A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d60a2; }
.text { color: #7d60a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d60a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 96 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d60a2, #9e60a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D60A2?: #7D60A2 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D60A2?: The RGB value is 125, 96, 162: 125 red, 96 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D60A2?: The complementary color is #85A260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D60A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.