What color is #7F6683?

#7F6683 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6683?

The RGB value is 127, 102, 131: 127 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6683?

The complementary color is #6A8366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6683 color

#7F6683 rgb(127, 102, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6683 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40% green and 51.4% blue (127, 102, 131).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7F6683 color codes

HEX	`#7F6683`
RGB	`rgb(127, 102, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, 15.52, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 19.79, 321.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.6, 15.654, 23.563)`
Decimal	`8349315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6683, 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 #7F6683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	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 #7F6683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6683; }
.text { color: #7f6683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 102 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6683, #836678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F6683?: #7F6683 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6683?: The RGB value is 127, 102, 131: 127 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6683?: The complementary color is #6A8366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.