What color is #7D7991?

#7D7991 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7991?

The RGB value is 125, 121, 145: 125 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7991?

The complementary color is #8D9179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7991 color

#7D7991 rgb(125, 121, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D7991 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 47.5% green and 56.9% blue (125, 121, 145).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#7D7991 color codes

HEX	`#7D7991`
RGB	`rgb(125, 121, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 47.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, 6.6, -12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 14.07, 297.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.405, 20.079, 29.583)`
Decimal	`8223121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7991, 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 #7D7991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D7991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #7D7991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7991; }
.text { color: #7d7991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 121 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7991, #897991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7991?: #7D7991 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7991?: The RGB value is 125, 121, 145: 125 red, 121 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7991?: The complementary color is #8D9179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.