What color is #7D6984?

#7D6984 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 #7D6984?

The RGB value is 125, 105, 132: 125 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6984?

The complementary color is #708469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D6984 color

#7D6984 rgb(125, 105, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D6984 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 41.2% green and 51.8% blue (125, 105, 132).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#7D6984 color codes

HEX	`#7D6984`
RGB	`rgb(125, 105, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 41.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 13.21, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 17.82, 317.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.673, 16.129, 24.008)`
Decimal	`8219012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6984, 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 #7D6984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #7D6984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6984; }
.text { color: #7d6984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 105 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6984, #84697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D6984?: #7D6984 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 #7D6984?: The RGB value is 125, 105, 132: 125 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6984?: The complementary color is #708469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.