What color is #7E617B?

#7E617B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E617B?

The RGB value is 126, 97, 123: 126 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E617B?

The complementary color is #617E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E617B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E617B color

#7E617B rgb(126, 97, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E617B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (126, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7E617B color codes

HEX	`#7E617B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, 16.49, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 19.31, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.454, 14.416, 20.651)`
Decimal	`8282491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E617B, 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 #7E617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	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 #7E617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e617b; }
.text { color: #7e617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e617b, #7e616c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E617B?: #7E617B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E617B?: The RGB value is 126, 97, 123: 126 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E617B?: The complementary color is #617E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E617B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.