What color is #7E2E71?

#7E2E71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E2E71?

The RGB value is 126, 46, 113: 126 red, 46 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E2E71?

The complementary color is #2E7E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E2E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E2E71 color

#7E2E71 rgb(126, 46, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E2E71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 18% green and 44.3% blue (126, 46, 113).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 47% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 10% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#7E2E71 color codes

HEX	`#7E2E71`
RGB	`rgb(126, 46, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 18%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 47%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 63%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 10%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.1, 43.06, -21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.1, 48.26, 333.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.562, 7.583, 16.422)`
Decimal	`8269425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E2E71, 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 #7E2E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7E2E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #7E2E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e2e71; }
.text { color: #7e2e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e2e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 46 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e2e71, #7e2e49); }

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Questions

What color is #7E2E71?: #7E2E71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vixen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E2E71?: The RGB value is 126, 46, 113: 126 red, 46 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E2E71?: The complementary color is #2E7E3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E2E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.