What color is #7D7698?

#7D7698 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 #7D7698?

The RGB value is 125, 118, 152: 125 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7698?

The complementary color is #919876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7698 color

#7D7698 rgb(125, 118, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7698 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 46.3% green and 59.6% blue (125, 118, 152).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7D7698 color codes

HEX	`#7D7698`
RGB	`rgb(125, 118, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 46.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 9.99, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 20.04, 299.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.602, 19.584, 32.394)`
Decimal	`8222360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7698, 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 #7D7698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #7D7698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7698; }
.text { color: #7d7698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 118 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7698, #8e7698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D7698?: #7D7698 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 #7D7698?: The RGB value is 125, 118, 152: 125 red, 118 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7698?: The complementary color is #919876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.