What color is #7C59AA?

#7C59AA 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 #7C59AA?

The RGB value is 124, 89, 170: 124 red, 89 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C59AA?

The complementary color is #87AA59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C59AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C59AA color

#7C59AA rgb(124, 89, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C59AA is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.9% green and 66.7% blue (124, 89, 170).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7C59AA color codes

HEX	`#7C59AA`
RGB	`rgb(124, 89, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 48%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 31.4, -38.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 49.54, 309.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.139, 14.332, 39.781)`
Decimal	`8149418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C59AA, 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 #7C59AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C59AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #7C59AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c59aa; }
.text { color: #7c59aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c59aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 89 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c59aa, #a459aa); }

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Questions

What color is #7C59AA?: #7C59AA 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 #7C59AA?: The RGB value is 124, 89, 170: 124 red, 89 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C59AA?: The complementary color is #87AA59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C59AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.