What color is #7E6BA1?

#7E6BA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E6BA1?

The RGB value is 126, 107, 161: 126 red, 107 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6BA1?

The complementary color is #8EA16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6BA1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6BA1 color

#7E6BA1 rgb(126, 107, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6BA1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42% green and 63.1% blue (126, 107, 161).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#7E6BA1 color codes

HEX	`#7E6BA1`
RGB	`rgb(126, 107, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 19.04, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 32.56, 305.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.293, 17.524, 36.025)`
Decimal	`8285089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6BA1, 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 #7E6BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #7E6BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6ba1; }
.text { color: #7e6ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 107 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6ba1, #996ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6BA1?: #7E6BA1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E6BA1?: The RGB value is 126, 107, 161: 126 red, 107 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6BA1?: The complementary color is #8EA16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6BA1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.