What color is #7E6988?

#7E6988 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6988?

The RGB value is 126, 105, 136: 126 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6988?

The complementary color is #738869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6988?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6988 color

#7E6988 rgb(126, 105, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6988 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 41.2% green and 53.3% blue (126, 105, 136).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#7E6988 color codes

HEX	`#7E6988`
RGB	`rgb(126, 105, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 41.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 14.44, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 20.09, 315.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.099, 16.317, 25.484)`
Decimal	`8284552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6988, 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 #7E6988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #7E6988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6988; }
.text { color: #7e6988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 105 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6988, #886982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6988?: #7E6988 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6988?: The RGB value is 126, 105, 136: 126 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6988?: The complementary color is #738869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6988?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.