What color is #7A4182?

#7A4182 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4182?

The RGB value is 122, 65, 130: 122 red, 65 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4182?

The complementary color is #498241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4182 color

#7A4182 rgb(122, 65, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4182 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 25.5% green and 51% blue (122, 65, 130).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#7A4182 color codes

HEX	`#7A4182`
RGB	`rgb(122, 65, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 25.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 50%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 35.32, -26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 44.1, 323.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.945, 9.53, 22.22)`
Decimal	`8012162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4182, 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 #7A4182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7A4182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #7A4182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4182; }
.text { color: #7a4182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 65 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4182, #824169); }

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Questions

What color is #7A4182?: #7A4182 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4182?: The RGB value is 122, 65, 130: 122 red, 65 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4182?: The complementary color is #498241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.