What color is #7F3059?

#7F3059 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F3059?

The RGB value is 127, 48, 89: 127 red, 48 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F3059?

The complementary color is #307F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F3059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F3059 color

#7F3059 rgb(127, 48, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F3059 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 18.8% green and 34.9% blue (127, 48, 89).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 45% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#7F3059 color codes

HEX	`#7F3059`
RGB	`rgb(127, 48, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 18.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 45%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.59, 38.68, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.59, 39.35, 349.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.613, 7.348, 10.256)`
Decimal	`8335449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F3059, 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 #7F3059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F3059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #7F3059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f3059; }
.text { color: #7f3059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f3059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 48 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f3059, #7f3031); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #7F3059?: #7F3059 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F3059?: The RGB value is 127, 48, 89: 127 red, 48 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F3059?: The complementary color is #307F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F3059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.