What color is #7E7088?

#7E7088 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7088?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 136: 126 red, 112 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7088?

The complementary color is #7A8870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7088 color

#7E7088 rgb(126, 112, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E7088 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 53.3% blue (126, 112, 136).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7E7088 color codes

HEX	`#7E7088`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, 10.27, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 15.15, 312.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.842, 17.802, 25.731)`
Decimal	`8286344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7088, 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 #7E7088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #7E7088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7088; }
.text { color: #7e7088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7088, #887086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E7088?: #7E7088 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7088?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 136: 126 red, 112 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7088?: The complementary color is #7A8870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.