What color is #7D638E?

#7D638E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D638E?

The RGB value is 125, 99, 142: 125 red, 99 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D638E?

The complementary color is #748E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D638E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D638E color

#7D638E rgb(125, 99, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D638E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 38.8% green and 55.7% blue (125, 99, 142).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#7D638E color codes

HEX	`#7D638E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 99, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 38.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, 19.01, -19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 27.4, 313.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.801, 15.237, 27.589)`
Decimal	`8217486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D638E, 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 #7D638E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D638E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #7D638E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d638e; }
.text { color: #7d638e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d638e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 99 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d638e, #8e638a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D638E?: #7D638E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D638E?: The RGB value is 125, 99, 142: 125 red, 99 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D638E?: The complementary color is #748E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D638E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.