What color is #7A1582?

#7A1582 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A1582?

The RGB value is 122, 21, 130: 122 red, 21 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A1582?

The complementary color is #1D8215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A1582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A1582 color

#7A1582 rgb(122, 21, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A1582 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 8.2% green and 51% blue (122, 21, 130).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 72% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#7A1582 color codes

HEX	`#7A1582`
RGB	`rgb(122, 21, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 8.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 72%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 84%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 84%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.12, 54.25, -37.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.12, 65.82, 325.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.323, 6.286, 21.679)`
Decimal	`8000898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A1582, 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 #7A1582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A1582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #7A1582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a1582; }
.text { color: #7a1582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a1582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 21 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a1582, #821554); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A1582?: #7A1582 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A1582?: The RGB value is 122, 21, 130: 122 red, 21 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A1582?: The complementary color is #1D8215, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A1582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.