What color is #7E6389?

#7E6389 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 #7E6389?

The RGB value is 126, 99, 137: 126 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6389?

The complementary color is #6E8963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6389 color

#7E6389 rgb(126, 99, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6389 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 38.8% green and 53.7% blue (126, 99, 137).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#7E6389 color codes

HEX	`#7E6389`
RGB	`rgb(126, 99, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 38.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, 18.25, -16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 24.86, 317.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.581, 15.166, 25.663)`
Decimal	`8283017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6389, 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 #7E6389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #7E6389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6389; }
.text { color: #7e6389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 99 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6389, #896381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E6389?: #7E6389 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 #7E6389?: The RGB value is 126, 99, 137: 126 red, 99 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6389?: The complementary color is #6E8963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.