What color is #7A47B2?

#7A47B2 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 #7A47B2?

The RGB value is 122, 71, 178: 122 red, 71 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A47B2?

The complementary color is #7FB247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A47B2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A47B2 color

#7A47B2 rgb(122, 71, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A47B2 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 27.8% green and 69.8% blue (122, 71, 178).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7A47B2 color codes

HEX	`#7A47B2`
RGB	`rgb(122, 71, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 27.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 60%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, 43.14, -48.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 65.26, 311.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.313, 11.858, 43.435)`
Decimal	`8013746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A47B2, 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 #7A47B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A47B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #7A47B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a47b2; }
.text { color: #7a47b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a47b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 71 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a47b2, #b047b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A47B2?: #7A47B2 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 #7A47B2?: The RGB value is 122, 71, 178: 122 red, 71 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A47B2?: The complementary color is #7FB247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A47B2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.