What color is #7D3684?

#7D3684 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D3684?

The RGB value is 125, 54, 132: 125 red, 54 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3684?

The complementary color is #3D8436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3684?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3684 color

#7D3684 rgb(125, 54, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D3684 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 21.2% green and 51.8% blue (125, 54, 132).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 42% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#7D3684 color codes

HEX	`#7D3684`
RGB	`rgb(125, 54, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 21.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 42%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 59%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 59%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, 42.43, -30.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 52.08, 324.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.941, 8.665, 22.764)`
Decimal	`8205956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3684, 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 #7D3684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7D3684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3684; }
.text { color: #7d3684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 54 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3684, #843664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D3684?: #7D3684 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D3684?: The RGB value is 125, 54, 132: 125 red, 54 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3684?: The complementary color is #3D8436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3684?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.