What color is #7D63AB?

#7D63AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D63AB?

The RGB value is 125, 99, 171: 125 red, 99 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D63AB?

The complementary color is #91AB63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D63AB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D63AB color

#7D63AB rgb(125, 99, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D63AB is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 38.8% green and 67.1% blue (125, 99, 171).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7D63AB color codes

HEX	`#7D63AB`
RGB	`rgb(125, 99, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 38.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 42%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.27, 26.02, -34.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.27, 43.49, 306.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.268, 16.224, 40.584)`
Decimal	`8217515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D63AB, 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 #7D63AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D63AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #7D63AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d63ab; }
.text { color: #7d63ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d63ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 99 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d63ab, #a163ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D63AB?: #7D63AB is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D63AB?: The RGB value is 125, 99, 171: 125 red, 99 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D63AB?: The complementary color is #91AB63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D63AB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.