What color is #7E709A?

#7E709A 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 #7E709A?

The RGB value is 126, 112, 154: 126 red, 112 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E709A?

The complementary color is #8C9A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E709A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E709A color

#7E709A rgb(126, 112, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E709A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 43.9% green and 60.4% blue (126, 112, 154).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7E709A color codes

HEX	`#7E709A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 112, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 43.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, 14.37, -20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 25.23, 304.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.23, 18.357, 33.043)`
Decimal	`8286362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E709A, 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 #7E709A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E709A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #7E709A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e709a; }
.text { color: #7e709a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e709a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 112 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e709a, #93709a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E709A?: #7E709A 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 #7E709A?: The RGB value is 126, 112, 154: 126 red, 112 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E709A?: The complementary color is #8C9A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E709A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.