What color is #7D6798?

#7D6798 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 #7D6798?

The RGB value is 125, 103, 152: 125 red, 103 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6798?

The complementary color is #829867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6798?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6798 color

#7D6798 rgb(125, 103, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D6798 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.4% green and 59.6% blue (125, 103, 152).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7D6798 color codes

HEX	`#7D6798`
RGB	`rgb(125, 103, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, 18.94, -23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 30.15, 308.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.974, 16.328, 31.852)`
Decimal	`8218520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6798, 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 #7D6798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #7D6798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6798; }
.text { color: #7d6798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 103 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6798, #966798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D6798?: #7D6798 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 #7D6798?: The RGB value is 125, 103, 152: 125 red, 103 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6798?: The complementary color is #829867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6798?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.