What color is #7E6D88?

#7E6D88 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 #7E6D88?

The RGB value is 126, 109, 136: 126 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6D88?

The complementary color is #77886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6D88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6D88 color

#7E6D88 rgb(126, 109, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6D88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 42.7% green and 53.3% blue (126, 109, 136).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7E6D88 color codes

HEX	`#7E6D88`
RGB	`rgb(126, 109, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 42.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, 12.05, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 17.26, 314.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.516, 17.151, 25.623)`
Decimal	`8285576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6D88, 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 #7E6D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #7E6D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6d88; }
.text { color: #7e6d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 109 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6d88, #886d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6D88?: #7E6D88 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 #7E6D88?: The RGB value is 126, 109, 136: 126 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6D88?: The complementary color is #77886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6D88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.