What color is #7D4983?

#7D4983 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D4983?

The RGB value is 125, 73, 131: 125 red, 73 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D4983?

The complementary color is #4F8349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D4983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D4983 color

#7D4983 rgb(125, 73, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D4983 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 28.6% green and 51.4% blue (125, 73, 131).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#7D4983 color codes

HEX	`#7D4983`
RGB	`rgb(125, 73, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 28.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 44%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, 31.97, -23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 39.71, 323.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.936, 10.764, 22.759)`
Decimal	`8210819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D4983, 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 #7D4983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D4983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #7D4983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d4983; }
.text { color: #7d4983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d4983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 73 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d4983, #83496c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D4983?: #7D4983 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D4983?: The RGB value is 125, 73, 131: 125 red, 73 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D4983?: The complementary color is #4F8349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D4983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.