What color is #7E497E?

#7E497E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E497E?

The RGB value is 126, 73, 126: 126 red, 73 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E497E?

The complementary color is #497E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E497E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E497E color

#7E497E rgb(126, 73, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E497E is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 28.6% green and 49.4% blue (126, 73, 126).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#7E497E color codes

HEX	`#7E497E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 73, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 28.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 31.28, -20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 37.46, 326.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.752, 10.708, 21.024)`
Decimal	`8276350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E497E, 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 #7E497E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E497E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #7E497E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e497e; }
.text { color: #7e497e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e497e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 73 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e497e, #7e4964); }

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Questions

What color is #7E497E?: #7E497E is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E497E?: The RGB value is 126, 73, 126: 126 red, 73 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E497E?: The complementary color is #497E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E497E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.