What color is #7E507F?

#7E507F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E507F?

The RGB value is 126, 80, 127: 126 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E507F?

The complementary color is #517F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E507F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E507F color

#7E507F rgb(126, 80, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E507F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 31.4% green and 49.8% blue (126, 80, 127).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7E507F color codes

HEX	`#7E507F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 80, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 31.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 37%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, 27.42, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 33.18, 325.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.303, 11.706, 21.528)`
Decimal	`8278143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E507F, 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 #7E507F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E507F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #7E507F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e507f; }
.text { color: #7e507f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e507f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 80 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e507f, #7f5069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E507F?: #7E507F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E507F?: The RGB value is 126, 80, 127: 126 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E507F?: The complementary color is #517F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E507F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.