What color is #7F6B93?

#7F6B93 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 #7F6B93?

The RGB value is 127, 107, 147: 127 red, 107 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6B93?

The complementary color is #7F936B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6B93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6B93 color

#7F6B93 rgb(127, 107, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6B93 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 42% green and 57.6% blue (127, 107, 147).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#7F6B93 color codes

HEX	`#7F6B93`
RGB	`rgb(127, 107, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 42%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 16.05, -18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 24.79, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.276, 17.134, 29.89)`
Decimal	`8350611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6B93, 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 #7F6B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #7F6B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6b93; }
.text { color: #7f6b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 107 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6b93, #936b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F6B93?: #7F6B93 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 #7F6B93?: The RGB value is 127, 107, 147: 127 red, 107 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6B93?: The complementary color is #7F936B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6B93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.