What color is #7A415E?

#7A415E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A415E?

The RGB value is 122, 65, 94: 122 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A415E?

The complementary color is #417A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A415E color

#7A415E rgb(122, 65, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A415E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (122, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#7A415E color codes

HEX	`#7A415E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 47%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 28.61, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 29.28, 347.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.937, 8.727, 11.643)`
Decimal	`8012126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A415E, 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 #7A415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #7A415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a415e; }
.text { color: #7a415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a415e, #7a4142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7A415E?: #7A415E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A415E?: The RGB value is 122, 65, 94: 122 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A415E?: The complementary color is #417A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.