What color is #7A4B76?

#7A4B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A4B76?

The RGB value is 122, 75, 118: 122 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A4B76?

The complementary color is #4B7A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A4B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A4B76 color

#7A4B76 rgb(122, 75, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A4B76 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 29.4% green and 46.3% blue (122, 75, 118).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#7A4B76 color codes

HEX	`#7A4B76`
RGB	`rgb(122, 75, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 29.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 27.15, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 31.69, 328.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.812, 10.478, 18.431)`
Decimal	`8014710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A4B76, 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 #7A4B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A4B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #7A4B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a4b76; }
.text { color: #7a4b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a4b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 75 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a4b76, #7a4b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A4B76?: #7A4B76 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A4B76?: The RGB value is 122, 75, 118: 122 red, 75 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A4B76?: The complementary color is #4B7A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A4B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.