What color is #7D6480?

#7D6480 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 #7D6480?

The RGB value is 125, 100, 128: 125 red, 100 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D6480?

The complementary color is #678064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D6480?

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.

#7D6480 color

#7D6480 rgb(125, 100, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D6480 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 39.2% green and 50.2% blue (125, 100, 128).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7D6480 color codes

HEX	`#7D6480`
RGB	`rgb(125, 100, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 39.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, 15.36, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 19.35, 322.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.91, 15.033, 22.429)`
Decimal	`8217728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D6480, 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 #7D6480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D6480 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 #7D6480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d6480; }
.text { color: #7d6480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d6480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 100 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d6480, #806475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D6480?: #7D6480 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 #7D6480?: The RGB value is 125, 100, 128: 125 red, 100 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D6480?: The complementary color is #678064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D6480?: 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.