What color is #7D6885?

#7D6885 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D6885?

The RGB value is 125, 104, 133: 125 red, 104 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6885?

The complementary color is #708568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6885 color

#7D6885 rgb(125, 104, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D6885 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 40.8% green and 52.2% blue (125, 104, 133).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% 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 5.01:1).

#7D6885 color codes

HEX	`#7D6885`
RGB	`rgb(125, 104, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 40.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, 14.03, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 19.06, 317.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.641, 15.954, 24.336)`
Decimal	`8218757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6885, 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 #7D6885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #7D6885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6885; }
.text { color: #7d6885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 104 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6885, #85687f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D6885?: #7D6885 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D6885?: The RGB value is 125, 104, 133: 125 red, 104 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6885?: The complementary color is #708568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.