What color is #7C627C?

#7C627C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C627C?

The RGB value is 124, 98, 124: 124 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C627C?

The complementary color is #627C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C627C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C627C color

#7C627C rgb(124, 98, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C627C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 38.4% green and 48.6% blue (124, 98, 124).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7C627C color codes

HEX	`#7C627C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 98, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 38.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.91, 15.36, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.91, 18.63, 325.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.318, 14.476, 20.999)`
Decimal	`8151676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C627C, 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 #7C627C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C627C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #7C627C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c627c; }
.text { color: #7c627c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c627c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 98 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c627c, #7c626f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C627C?: #7C627C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C627C?: The RGB value is 124, 98, 124: 124 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C627C?: The complementary color is #627C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C627C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.