What color is #7E689B?

#7E689B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E689B?

The RGB value is 126, 104, 155: 126 red, 104 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E689B?

The complementary color is #859B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E689B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E689B color

#7E689B rgb(126, 104, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E689B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.8% green and 60.8% blue (126, 104, 155).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7E689B color codes

HEX	`#7E689B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 104, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, 19.38, -24.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 31.22, 308.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.47, 16.703, 33.202)`
Decimal	`8284315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E689B, 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 #7E689B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E689B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #7E689B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e689b; }
.text { color: #7e689b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e689b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 104 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e689b, #98689b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E689B?: #7E689B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E689B?: The RGB value is 126, 104, 155: 126 red, 104 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E689B?: The complementary color is #859B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E689B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.