What color is #7A335D?

#7A335D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A335D?

The RGB value is 122, 51, 93: 122 red, 51 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A335D?

The complementary color is #337A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A335D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A335D color

#7A335D rgb(122, 51, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A335D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 20% green and 36.5% blue (122, 51, 93).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 24% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#7A335D color codes

HEX	`#7A335D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 51, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 20%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 58%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 24%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.47, 36.09, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.47, 37.47, 344.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.186, 7.297, 11.173)`
Decimal	`8008541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A335D, 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 #7A335D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A335D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #7A335D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a335d; }
.text { color: #7a335d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a335d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 51 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a335d, #7a3339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7A335D?: #7A335D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A335D?: The RGB value is 122, 51, 93: 122 red, 51 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A335D?: The complementary color is #337A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A335D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.