What color is #7F6479?

#7F6479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6479?

The RGB value is 127, 100, 121: 127 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6479?

The complementary color is #647F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6479?

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.

#7F6479 color

#7F6479 rgb(127, 100, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6479 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 39.2% green and 47.5% blue (127, 100, 121).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7F6479 color codes

HEX	`#7F6479`
RGB	`rgb(127, 100, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 39.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, 14.68, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 16.52, 332.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.76, 15.007, 20.099)`
Decimal	`8348793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6479, 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 #7F6479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6479 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 #7F6479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6479; }
.text { color: #7f6479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 100 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6479, #7f646b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #7F6479?: #7F6479 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6479?: The RGB value is 127, 100, 121: 127 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6479?: The complementary color is #647F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6479?: 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.