What color is #7D7292?

#7D7292 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7292?

The RGB value is 125, 114, 146: 125 red, 114 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7292?

The complementary color is #879272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7292 color

#7D7292 rgb(125, 114, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D7292 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 44.7% green and 57.3% blue (125, 114, 146).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7D7292 color codes

HEX	`#7D7292`
RGB	`rgb(125, 114, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 44.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.06, 10.96, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.06, 19.26, 304.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.662, 18.47, 29.718)`
Decimal	`8221330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7292, 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 #7D7292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #7D7292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7292; }
.text { color: #7d7292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 114 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7292, #8d7292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D7292?: #7D7292 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7292?: The RGB value is 125, 114, 146: 125 red, 114 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7292?: The complementary color is #879272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.