What color is #7D71AF?

#7D71AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D71AF?

The RGB value is 125, 113, 175: 125 red, 113 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D71AF?

The complementary color is #A3AF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D71AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D71AF color

#7D71AF rgb(125, 113, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7D71AF is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 44.3% green and 68.6% blue (125, 113, 175).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#7D71AF color codes

HEX	`#7D71AF`
RGB	`rgb(125, 113, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 44.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, 18.68, -31.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 36.49, 300.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.099, 19.265, 43.103)`
Decimal	`8221103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D71AF, 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 #7D71AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D71AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	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 #7D71AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d71af; }
.text { color: #7d71af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d71af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 113 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d71af, #9c71af); }

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Questions

What color is #7D71AF?: #7D71AF is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D71AF?: The RGB value is 125, 113, 175: 125 red, 113 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D71AF?: The complementary color is #A3AF71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D71AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.