What color is #7E7799?

#7E7799 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 #7E7799?

The RGB value is 126, 119, 153: 126 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E7799?

The complementary color is #929977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E7799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E7799 color

#7E7799 rgb(126, 119, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7E7799 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 46.7% green and 60% blue (126, 119, 153).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% 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 4.99:1).

#7E7799 color codes

HEX	`#7E7799`
RGB	`rgb(126, 119, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 46.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 9.97, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 20.01, 299.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.95, 19.929, 32.874)`
Decimal	`8288153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E7799, 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 #7E7799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E7799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #7E7799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e7799; }
.text { color: #7e7799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e7799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 119 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e7799, #8f7799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7E7799?: #7E7799 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 #7E7799?: The RGB value is 126, 119, 153: 126 red, 119 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E7799?: The complementary color is #929977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E7799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.