What color is #7E4B73?

#7E4B73 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E4B73?

The RGB value is 126, 75, 115: 126 red, 75 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E4B73?

The complementary color is #4B7E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E4B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E4B73 color

#7E4B73 rgb(126, 75, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E4B73 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 29.4% green and 45.1% blue (126, 75, 115).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Magic Magenta (#7F4774), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#7E4B73 color codes

HEX	`#7E4B73`
RGB	`rgb(126, 75, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 29.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 27.98, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 31.22, 333.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.215, 10.706, 17.534)`
Decimal	`8276851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E4B73, 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 #7E4B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E4B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #7E4B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e4b73; }
.text { color: #7e4b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e4b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 75 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e4b73, #7e4b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E4B73?: #7E4B73 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E4B73?: The RGB value is 126, 75, 115: 126 red, 75 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E4B73?: The complementary color is #4B7E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E4B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.