What color is #7E6580?

#7E6580 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 #7E6580?

The RGB value is 126, 101, 128: 126 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6580?

The complementary color is #678065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6580 color

#7E6580 rgb(126, 101, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6580 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (126, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7E6580 color codes

HEX	`#7E6580`
RGB	`rgb(126, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, 15.12, -11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 18.83, 323.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.154, 15.302, 22.468)`
Decimal	`8283520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6580, 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 #7E6580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #7E6580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6580; }
.text { color: #7e6580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6580, #806574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E6580?: #7E6580 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 #7E6580?: The RGB value is 126, 101, 128: 126 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6580?: The complementary color is #678065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.