What color is #7F3179?

#7F3179 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F3179?

The RGB value is 127, 49, 121: 127 red, 49 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F3179?

The complementary color is #317F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F3179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F3179 color

#7F3179 rgb(127, 49, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F3179 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 19.2% green and 47.5% blue (127, 49, 121).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#7F3179 color codes

HEX	`#7F3179`
RGB	`rgb(127, 49, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 19.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 61%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, 43.34, -25.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 50.12, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.302, 8.09, 18.946)`
Decimal	`8335737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F3179, 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 #7F3179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F3179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #7F3179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f3179; }
.text { color: #7f3179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f3179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 49 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f3179, #7f3152); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F3179?: #7F3179 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F3179?: The RGB value is 127, 49, 121: 127 red, 49 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F3179?: The complementary color is #317F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F3179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.