What color is #7E6C8A?

#7E6C8A 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 #7E6C8A?

The RGB value is 126, 108, 138: 126 red, 108 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6C8A?

The complementary color is #788A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6C8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6C8A color

#7E6C8A rgb(126, 108, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6C8A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.4% green and 54.1% blue (126, 108, 138).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#7E6C8A color codes

HEX	`#7E6C8A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 108, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 13.08, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 19.04, 313.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.553, 16.996, 26.343)`
Decimal	`8285322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6C8A, 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 #7E6C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #7E6C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6c8a; }
.text { color: #7e6c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 108 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6c8a, #8a6c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6C8A?: #7E6C8A 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 #7E6C8A?: The RGB value is 126, 108, 138: 126 red, 108 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6C8A?: The complementary color is #788A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6C8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.