What color is #7E006A?

#7E006A is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E006A?

The RGB value is 126, 0, 106: 126 red, 0 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E006A?

The complementary color is #007E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E006A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E006A color

#7E006A rgb(126, 0, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E006A is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 0% green and 41.6% blue (126, 0, 106).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 16% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Grapest (#880066), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#7E006A color codes

HEX	`#7E006A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 0, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 0%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 16%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.05, 55.29, -25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.05, 60.77, 335.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.206, 5.477, 14.1)`
Decimal	`8257642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E006A, 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 #7E006A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E006A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #7E006A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e006a; }
.text { color: #7e006a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e006a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 0 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e006a, #7e002b); }

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Questions

What color is #7E006A?: #7E006A is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E006A?: The RGB value is 126, 0, 106: 126 red, 0 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E006A?: The complementary color is #007E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E006A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.