What color is #7442C8?

#7442C8 is a moderate violet known as Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Rain?

The RGB value is 116, 66, 200: 116 red, 66 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Rain?

The complementary color is #96C842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7442C8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Rain color: hex code #7442C8

#7442C8 rgb(116, 66, 200)

Shades of purple

Purple Rain has the hex code #7442C8. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 25.9% green and 78.4% blue (116, 66, 200).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

Purple Rain (#7442C8) color codes

HEX	`#7442C8`
RGB	`rgb(116, 66, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 25.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 67%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 67%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 50.17, -62.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 79.82, 308.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.573, 11.779, 55.875)`
Decimal	`7619272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Rain, 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 #7442C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7442C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #7442C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7442c8; }
.text { color: #7442c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7442c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 66 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7442c8, #b742c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue Violet.

See #7442C8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7442C8?: #7442C8 is a moderate violet known as Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Rain?: The RGB value is 116, 66, 200: 116 red, 66 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Rain?: The complementary color is #96C842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7442C8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.