What color is #7D3F82?

#7D3F82 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 #7D3F82?

The RGB value is 125, 63, 130: 125 red, 63 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D3F82?

The complementary color is #44823F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D3F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D3F82 color

#7D3F82 rgb(125, 63, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D3F82 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 24.7% green and 51% blue (125, 63, 130).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#7D3F82 color codes

HEX	`#7D3F82`
RGB	`rgb(125, 63, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 24.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 52%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 52%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, 37.34, -26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 45.72, 324.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.264, 9.527, 22.202)`
Decimal	`8208258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D3F82, 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 #7D3F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7D3F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #7D3F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d3f82; }
.text { color: #7d3f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d3f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 63 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d3f82, #823f65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D3F82?: #7D3F82 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 #7D3F82?: The RGB value is 125, 63, 130: 125 red, 63 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D3F82?: The complementary color is #44823F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D3F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.