What color is #7E6E90?

#7E6E90 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 #7E6E90?

The RGB value is 126, 110, 144: 126 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E6E90?

The complementary color is #80906E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E6E90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E6E90 color

#7E6E90 rgb(126, 110, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E6E90 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (126, 110, 144).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7E6E90 color codes

HEX	`#7E6E90`
RGB	`rgb(126, 110, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 13.23, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 20.95, 309.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.213, 17.601, 28.765)`
Decimal	`8285840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E6E90, 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 #7E6E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E6E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #7E6E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e6e90; }
.text { color: #7e6e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e6e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 110 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e6e90, #8f6e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E6E90?: #7E6E90 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 #7E6E90?: The RGB value is 126, 110, 144: 126 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E6E90?: The complementary color is #80906E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E6E90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.