What color is #7E6186?

#7E6186 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6186?

The RGB value is 126, 97, 134: 126 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6186?

The complementary color is #698661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6186 color

#7E6186 rgb(126, 97, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6186 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38% green and 52.5% blue (126, 97, 134).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#7E6186 color codes

HEX	`#7E6186`
RGB	`rgb(126, 97, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 18.79, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 24.71, 319.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.181, 14.707, 24.483)`
Decimal	`8282502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6186, 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 #7E6186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #7E6186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6186; }
.text { color: #7e6186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 97 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6186, #86617b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E6186?: #7E6186 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6186?: The RGB value is 126, 97, 134: 126 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6186?: The complementary color is #698661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.