What color is #7F3B71?

#7F3B71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F3B71?

The RGB value is 127, 59, 113: 127 red, 59 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F3B71?

The complementary color is #3B7F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F3B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F3B71 color

#7F3B71 rgb(127, 59, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F3B71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 23.1% green and 44.3% blue (127, 59, 113).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#7F3B71 color codes

HEX	`#7F3B71`
RGB	`rgb(127, 59, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 23.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, 36.89, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 40.97, 334.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.297, 8.833, 16.624)`
Decimal	`8338289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F3B71, 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 #7F3B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F3B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #7F3B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f3b71; }
.text { color: #7f3b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f3b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 59 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f3b71, #7f3b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F3B71?: #7F3B71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F3B71?: The RGB value is 127, 59, 113: 127 red, 59 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F3B71?: The complementary color is #3B7F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F3B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.