What color is #7E7091?

#7E7091 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7091?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 145: 126 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7091?

The complementary color is #839170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7091 color

#7E7091 rgb(126, 112, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E7091 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 56.9% blue (126, 112, 145).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#7E7091 color codes

HEX	`#7E7091`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, 12.27, -15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 20.14, 307.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.508, 18.068, 29.242)`
Decimal	`8286353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7091, 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 #7E7091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E7091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #7E7091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7091; }
.text { color: #7e7091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7091, #8f7091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E7091?: #7E7091 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7091?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 145: 126 red, 112 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7091?: The complementary color is #839170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.