What color is #7A327D?

#7A327D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A327D?

The RGB value is 122, 50, 125: 122 red, 50 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A327D?

The complementary color is #357D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A327D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A327D color

#7A327D rgb(122, 50, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A327D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 19.6% green and 49% blue (122, 50, 125).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 43% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#7A327D color codes

HEX	`#7A327D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 50, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 19.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 43%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 60%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 60%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 42.2, -28.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 50.83, 326.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.868, 7.9, 20.245)`
Decimal	`8008317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A327D, 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 #7A327D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A327D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #7A327D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a327d; }
.text { color: #7a327d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a327d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 50 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a327d, #7d325b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7A327D?: #7A327D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A327D?: The RGB value is 122, 50, 125: 122 red, 50 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A327D?: The complementary color is #357D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A327D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.