What color is #7D7596?

#7D7596 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7596?

The RGB value is 125, 117, 150: 125 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7596?

The complementary color is #8E9675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7596 color

#7D7596 rgb(125, 117, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7596 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 45.9% green and 58.8% blue (125, 117, 150).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#7D7596 color codes

HEX	`#7D7596`
RGB	`rgb(125, 117, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 45.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, 10.11, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 19.55, 301.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.323, 19.284, 31.5)`
Decimal	`8222102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7596, 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 #7D7596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #7D7596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7596; }
.text { color: #7d7596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 117 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7596, #8d7596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D7596?: #7D7596 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7596?: The RGB value is 125, 117, 150: 125 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7596?: The complementary color is #8E9675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.