What color is #7F6697?

#7F6697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6697?

The RGB value is 127, 102, 151: 127 red, 102 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6697?

The complementary color is #7E9766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6697?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6697 color

#7F6697 rgb(127, 102, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6697 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40% green and 59.2% blue (127, 102, 151).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7F6697 color codes

HEX	`#7F6697`
RGB	`rgb(127, 102, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 19.96, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 30.46, 310.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.089, 16.249, 31.403)`
Decimal	`8349335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6697, 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 #7F6697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #7F6697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6697; }
.text { color: #7f6697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 102 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6697, #976696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F6697?: #7F6697 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6697?: The RGB value is 127, 102, 151: 127 red, 102 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6697?: The complementary color is #7E9766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6697?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.