What color is #7F6884?

#7F6884 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 #7F6884?

The RGB value is 127, 104, 132: 127 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6884?

The complementary color is #6D8468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6884 color

#7F6884 rgb(127, 104, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6884 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.8% green and 51.8% blue (127, 104, 132).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7F6884 color codes

HEX	`#7F6884`
RGB	`rgb(127, 104, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, 14.54, -12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 18.87, 320.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.867, 16.079, 23.988)`
Decimal	`8349828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6884, 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 #7F6884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #7F6884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6884; }
.text { color: #7f6884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 104 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6884, #84687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F6884?: #7F6884 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 #7F6884?: The RGB value is 127, 104, 132: 127 red, 104 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6884?: The complementary color is #6D8468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.