What color is #7F497A?

#7F497A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F497A?

The RGB value is 127, 73, 122: 127 red, 73 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F497A?

The complementary color is #497F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F497A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F497A color

#7F497A rgb(127, 73, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F497A is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 28.6% green and 47.8% blue (127, 73, 122).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magic Magenta (#7F4774), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7F497A color codes

HEX	`#7F497A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 73, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 28.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 30.82, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 35.8, 329.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.648, 10.683, 19.699)`
Decimal	`8341882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F497A, 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 #7F497A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F497A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #7F497A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f497a; }
.text { color: #7f497a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f497a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 73 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f497a, #7f495f); }

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Questions

What color is #7F497A?: #7F497A is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F497A?: The RGB value is 127, 73, 122: 127 red, 73 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F497A?: The complementary color is #497F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F497A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.