What color is #7E7794?

#7E7794 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E7794?

The RGB value is 126, 119, 148: 126 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7794?

The complementary color is #8D9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7794 color

#7E7794 rgb(126, 119, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7794 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.7% green and 58% blue (126, 119, 148).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#7E7794 color codes

HEX	`#7E7794`
RGB	`rgb(126, 119, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 8.81, -14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 17.14, 300.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.545, 19.767, 30.744)`
Decimal	`8288148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7794, 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 #7E7794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #7E7794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7794; }
.text { color: #7e7794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 119 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7794, #8d7794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E7794?: #7E7794 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E7794?: The RGB value is 126, 119, 148: 126 red, 119 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7794?: The complementary color is #8D9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.