What color is #7D65A0?

#7D65A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D65A0?

The RGB value is 125, 101, 160: 125 red, 101 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D65A0?

The complementary color is #88A065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D65A0?

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.

#7D65A0 color

#7D65A0 rgb(125, 101, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D65A0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.6% green and 62.7% blue (125, 101, 160).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7D65A0 color codes

HEX	`#7D65A0`
RGB	`rgb(125, 101, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 37%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, 22.07, -28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 35.99, 307.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.455, 16.205, 35.354)`
Decimal	`8218016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D65A0, 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 #7D65A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D65A0 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 #7D65A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d65a0; }
.text { color: #7d65a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d65a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 101 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d65a0, #9a65a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D65A0?: #7D65A0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D65A0?: The RGB value is 125, 101, 160: 125 red, 101 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D65A0?: The complementary color is #88A065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D65A0?: 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.