What color is #7F6B7D?

#7F6B7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F6B7D?

The RGB value is 127, 107, 125: 127 red, 107 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F6B7D?

The complementary color is #6B7F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F6B7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F6B7D color

#7F6B7D rgb(127, 107, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F6B7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 42% green and 49% blue (127, 107, 125).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#7F6B7D color codes

HEX	`#7F6B7D`
RGB	`rgb(127, 107, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 42%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 11.3, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 13.31, 328.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.711, 16.508, 21.651)`
Decimal	`8350589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F6B7D, 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 #7F6B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F6B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #7F6B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f6b7d; }
.text { color: #7f6b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f6b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 107 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f6b7d, #7f6b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7F6B7D?: #7F6B7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F6B7D?: The RGB value is 127, 107, 125: 127 red, 107 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F6B7D?: The complementary color is #6B7F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F6B7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.