What color is #7A45A6?

#7A45A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A45A6?

The RGB value is 122, 69, 166: 122 red, 69 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A45A6?

The complementary color is #71A645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A45A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A45A6 color

#7A45A6 rgb(122, 69, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A45A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 27.1% green and 65.1% blue (122, 69, 166).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#7A45A6 color codes

HEX	`#7A45A6`
RGB	`rgb(122, 69, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 27.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, 41.28, -43.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 60.12, 313.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.036, 11.147, 37.323)`
Decimal	`8013222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A45A6, 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 #7A45A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A45A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7A45A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a45a6; }
.text { color: #7a45a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a45a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 69 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a45a6, #a645a1); }

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Questions

What color is #7A45A6?: #7A45A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A45A6?: The RGB value is 122, 69, 166: 122 red, 69 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A45A6?: The complementary color is #71A645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A45A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.