Information about #7E768E color

#7E768E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #7E768E is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(126, 118, 142) — 49.4% red, 46.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 9 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #7E768E feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Grey Purple (#826D8C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Skeletony (#777887) and Rhythm (#777696).

The recipe behind #7E768E is rgb(126, 118, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #7E768E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#7E768E color variations

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#7E768E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7E768E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7E768E
  • RGB126, 118, 142
  • CMYK6, 9, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(126, 118, 142)
  • HSL260°, 10%, 51%
  • HSL Precise260°, 9.6%, 50.98%
  • HSV260°, 17%, 56%
  • HSB260°, 17%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.494, 0.463, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.494, 0.463, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.494, 0.463, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7E768E
  • DECIMAL ID8287886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01