What color is #7D668D?

#7D668D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D668D?

The RGB value is 125, 102, 141: 125 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D668D?

The complementary color is #768D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D668D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D668D color

#7D668D rgb(125, 102, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D668D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40% green and 55.3% blue (125, 102, 141).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7D668D color codes

HEX	`#7D668D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 102, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, 16.99, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 24.76, 313.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.016, 15.786, 27.292)`
Decimal	`8218253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D668D, 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 #7D668D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D668D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #7D668D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d668d; }
.text { color: #7d668d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d668d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 102 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d668d, #8d668a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D668D?: #7D668D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D668D?: The RGB value is 125, 102, 141: 125 red, 102 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D668D?: The complementary color is #768D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D668D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.