What color is #7E658B?

#7E658B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E658B?

The RGB value is 126, 101, 139: 126 red, 101 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E658B?

The complementary color is #728B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E658B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E658B color

#7E658B rgb(126, 101, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E658B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 39.6% green and 54.5% blue (126, 101, 139).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#7E658B color codes

HEX	`#7E658B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 101, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 39.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, 17.49, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 24.51, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.917, 15.607, 26.49)`
Decimal	`8283531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E658B, 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 #7E658B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E658B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #7E658B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e658b; }
.text { color: #7e658b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e658b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 101 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e658b, #8b6585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E658B?: #7E658B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E658B?: The RGB value is 126, 101, 139: 126 red, 101 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E658B?: The complementary color is #728B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E658B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.