What color is #7C6483?

#7C6483 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 #7C6483?

The RGB value is 124, 100, 131: 124 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C6483?

The complementary color is #6B8364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C6483?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C6483 color

#7C6483 rgb(124, 100, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C6483 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 39.2% green and 51.4% blue (124, 100, 131).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#7C6483 color codes

HEX	`#7C6483`
RGB	`rgb(124, 100, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 39.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 15.63, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 20.7, 319.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.965, 15.038, 23.477)`
Decimal	`8152195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C6483, 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 #7C6483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C6483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #7C6483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c6483; }
.text { color: #7c6483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c6483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 100 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c6483, #83647a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C6483?: #7C6483 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 #7C6483?: The RGB value is 124, 100, 131: 124 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C6483?: The complementary color is #6B8364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C6483?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.