What color is #7D7398?

#7D7398 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 #7D7398?

The RGB value is 125, 115, 152: 125 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7398?

The complementary color is #8E9873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7398 color

#7D7398 rgb(125, 115, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D7398 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.1% green and 59.6% blue (125, 115, 152).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 4.78:1).

#7D7398 color codes

HEX	`#7D7398`
RGB	`rgb(125, 115, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, 11.77, -18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 22.02, 302.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.254, 18.888, 32.278)`
Decimal	`8221592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7398, 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 #7D7398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #7D7398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7398; }
.text { color: #7d7398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 115 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7398, #907398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D7398?: #7D7398 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 #7D7398?: The RGB value is 125, 115, 152: 125 red, 115 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7398?: The complementary color is #8E9873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.