What color is #7F4E74?

#7F4E74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F4E74?

The RGB value is 127, 78, 116: 127 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F4E74?

The complementary color is #4E7F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F4E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F4E74 color

#7F4E74 rgb(127, 78, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F4E74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 30.6% green and 45.5% blue (127, 78, 116).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Magic Magenta (#7F4774), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#7F4E74 color codes

HEX	`#7F4E74`
RGB	`rgb(127, 78, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 30.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 24%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 39%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 26.78, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 29.82, 333.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.629, 11.223, 17.915)`
Decimal	`8343156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F4E74, 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 #7F4E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F4E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #7F4E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f4e74; }
.text { color: #7f4e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f4e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 78 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f4e74, #7f4e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F4E74?: #7F4E74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magic Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F4E74?: The RGB value is 127, 78, 116: 127 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F4E74?: The complementary color is #4E7F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F4E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.