What color is #7C6478?

#7C6478 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C6478?

The RGB value is 124, 100, 120: 124 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6478?

The complementary color is #647C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6478 color

#7C6478 rgb(124, 100, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6478 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 39.2% green and 47.1% blue (124, 100, 120).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7C6478 color codes

HEX	`#7C6478`
RGB	`rgb(124, 100, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 39.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 13.34, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 15.33, 330.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.259, 14.756, 19.757)`
Decimal	`8152184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6478, 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 #7C6478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #7C6478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6478; }
.text { color: #7c6478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 100 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6478, #7c646c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7C6478?: #7C6478 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C6478?: The RGB value is 124, 100, 120: 124 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6478?: The complementary color is #647C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.