What color is #7E6C9B?

#7E6C9B 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 #7E6C9B?

The RGB value is 126, 108, 155: 126 red, 108 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6C9B?

The complementary color is #899B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6C9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6C9B color

#7E6C9B rgb(126, 108, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6C9B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.4% green and 60.8% blue (126, 108, 155).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7E6C9B color codes

HEX	`#7E6C9B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 108, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 30%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.92, 16.99, -22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.92, 28.5, 306.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.882, 17.527, 33.34)`
Decimal	`8285339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6C9B, 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 #7E6C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #7E6C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6c9b; }
.text { color: #7e6c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 108 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6c9b, #956c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6C9B?: #7E6C9B 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 #7E6C9B?: The RGB value is 126, 108, 155: 126 red, 108 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6C9B?: The complementary color is #899B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6C9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.