What color is #7E4071?

#7E4071 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bruise?

The RGB value is 126, 64, 113: 126 red, 64 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bruise?

The complementary color is #407E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bruise color: hex code #7E4071

#7E4071 rgb(126, 64, 113)

Shades of purple

Bruise has the hex code #7E4071. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 25.1% green and 44.3% blue (126, 64, 113).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 33% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

Bruise (#7E4071) color codes

HEX	`#7E4071`
RGB	`rgb(126, 64, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 25.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 33%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 49%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, 33.85, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 37.65, 334.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.418, 9.296, 16.707)`
Decimal	`8274033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bruise, 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 #7E4071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E4071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7E4071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4071; }
.text { color: #7e4071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 64 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4071, #7e4052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7E4071 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7E4071?: #7E4071 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bruise?: The RGB value is 126, 64, 113: 126 red, 64 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bruise?: The complementary color is #407E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.