What color is #7400AF?

#7400AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7400AF?

The RGB value is 116, 0, 175: 116 red, 0 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7400AF?

The complementary color is #3BAF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7400AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7400AF color

#7400AF rgb(116, 0, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7400AF is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 0% green and 68.6% blue (116, 0, 175).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Nebula (#7722AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#7400AF color codes

HEX	`#7400AF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 0, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 0%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.37, 65.67, -62.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.37, 90.89, 316.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.939, 6.808, 41.076)`
Decimal	`7602351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7400AF, 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 #7400AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7400AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #7400AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7400af; }
.text { color: #7400af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7400af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 0 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7400af, #af0093); }

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Questions

What color is #7400AF?: #7400AF is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7400AF?: The RGB value is 116, 0, 175: 116 red, 0 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7400AF?: The complementary color is #3BAF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7400AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.