What color is #7E68AE?

#7E68AE is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E68AE?

The RGB value is 126, 104, 174: 126 red, 104 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E68AE?

The complementary color is #98AE68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E68AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E68AE color

#7E68AE rgb(126, 104, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E68AE is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 40.8% green and 68.2% blue (126, 104, 174).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#7E68AE color codes

HEX	`#7E68AE`
RGB	`rgb(126, 104, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 40.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 40%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 24.1, -34.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 41.89, 305.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.193, 17.392, 42.277)`
Decimal	`8284334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E68AE, 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 #7E68AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E68AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #7E68AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e68ae; }
.text { color: #7e68ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e68ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 104 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e68ae, #a168ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #7E68AE?: #7E68AE is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E68AE?: The RGB value is 126, 104, 174: 126 red, 104 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E68AE?: The complementary color is #98AE68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E68AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.