What color is #7F4465?

#7F4465 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4465?

The RGB value is 127, 68, 101: 127 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4465?

The complementary color is #447F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4465 color

#7F4465 rgb(127, 68, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F4465 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 26.7% green and 39.6% blue (127, 68, 101).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#7F4465 color codes

HEX	`#7F4465`
RGB	`rgb(127, 68, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 26.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 46%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.09, 29.89, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.09, 30.97, 344.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.169, 9.587, 13.466)`
Decimal	`8340581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4465, 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 #7F4465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F4465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #7F4465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4465; }
.text { color: #7f4465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 68 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4465, #7f4448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F4465?: #7F4465 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4465?: The RGB value is 127, 68, 101: 127 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4465?: The complementary color is #447F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.