What color is #7A4787?

#7A4787 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4787?

The RGB value is 122, 71, 135: 122 red, 71 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4787?

The complementary color is #548747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4787?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4787 color

#7A4787 rgb(122, 71, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4787 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 27.8% green and 52.9% blue (122, 71, 135).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#7A4787 color codes

HEX	`#7A4787`
RGB	`rgb(122, 71, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 27.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 47%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 47%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.54, 33.01, -27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.54, 42.66, 320.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.652, 10.394, 24.151)`
Decimal	`8013703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4787, 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 #7A4787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A4787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #7A4787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4787; }
.text { color: #7a4787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 71 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4787, #874774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A4787?: #7A4787 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4787?: The RGB value is 122, 71, 135: 122 red, 71 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4787?: The complementary color is #548747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4787?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.