What color is #7F618D?

#7F618D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F618D?

The RGB value is 127, 97, 141: 127 red, 97 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F618D?

The complementary color is #6F8D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F618D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F618D color

#7F618D rgb(127, 97, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F618D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38% green and 55.3% blue (127, 97, 141).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#7F618D color codes

HEX	`#7F618D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 97, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 20.67, -19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 28.52, 316.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.834, 14.985, 27.147)`
Decimal	`8348045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F618D, 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 #7F618D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F618D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #7F618D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f618d; }
.text { color: #7f618d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f618d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 97 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f618d, #8d6185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F618D?: #7F618D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F618D?: The RGB value is 127, 97, 141: 127 red, 97 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F618D?: The complementary color is #6F8D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F618D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.