What color is #7D429B?

#7D429B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D429B?

The RGB value is 125, 66, 155: 125 red, 66 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D429B?

The complementary color is #609B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D429B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D429B color

#7D429B rgb(125, 66, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D429B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 25.9% green and 60.8% blue (125, 66, 155).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 40% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Purple Pleasures (#81459E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#7D429B color codes

HEX	`#7D429B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 66, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 25.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 40%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 57%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 57%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 41.11, -38.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 56.33, 316.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.321, 10.623, 32.195)`
Decimal	`8209051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D429B, 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 #7D429B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D429B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #7D429B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d429b; }
.text { color: #7d429b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d429b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 66 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d429b, #9b428c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D429B?: #7D429B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Pleasures. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D429B?: The RGB value is 125, 66, 155: 125 red, 66 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D429B?: The complementary color is #609B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D429B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.