What color is #7F2360?

#7F2360 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F2360?

The RGB value is 127, 35, 96: 127 red, 35 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F2360?

The complementary color is #237F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F2360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F2360 color

#7F2360 rgb(127, 35, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F2360 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 13.7% green and 37.6% blue (127, 35, 96).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#7F2360 color codes

HEX	`#7F2360`
RGB	`rgb(127, 35, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 13.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 72%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.78, 45.4, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.78, 47.66, 342.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.465, 6.56, 11.726)`
Decimal	`8332128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F2360, 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 #7F2360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F2360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #7F2360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f2360; }
.text { color: #7f2360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f2360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 35 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f2360, #7f2332); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F2360?: #7F2360 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F2360?: The RGB value is 127, 35, 96: 127 red, 35 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F2360?: The complementary color is #237F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F2360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.