What color is #7A47AD?

#7A47AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A47AD?

The RGB value is 122, 71, 173: 122 red, 71 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A47AD?

The complementary color is #7AAD47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A47AD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A47AD color

#7A47AD rgb(122, 71, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A47AD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 27.8% green and 67.8% blue (122, 71, 173).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 42% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7A47AD color codes

HEX	`#7A47AD`
RGB	`rgb(122, 71, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 27.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 42%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 59%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 59%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.67, 41.9, -46.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.67, 62.61, 312)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.82, 11.661, 40.839)`
Decimal	`8013741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A47AD, 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 #7A47AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A47AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #7A47AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a47ad; }
.text { color: #7a47ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a47ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 71 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a47ad, #ad47ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A47AD?: #7A47AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A47AD?: The RGB value is 122, 71, 173: 122 red, 71 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A47AD?: The complementary color is #7AAD47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A47AD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.