#7E4071Bruise (#7E4071) is a dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 336°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.108. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7E4071 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 64, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 33%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 49%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 10%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.5 33.9 -16.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.467 0.108 336) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bruise shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#803e6a — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#81406f — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#7e4071 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7e4073 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bruise in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.35:1 and against black 2.86:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ce9ac1 · #aa719d · #7e4071 · #612856 · #3b0833 · #150011
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a76773 · #945271 · #7e4071 · #60356b · #442b60 · #292151
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d7a59f · #ce796f · #946b65 · #7e4071 · #5b2a51 · #3e1135
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d9a6 · #b08ea7 · #867281 · #7e4071 · #503048 · #2c1a28
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf5ed · #baacb6 · #6e7671 · #7e4071 · #4b3c47 · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf5ed · #c1cec5 · #95a399 · #1b2e22 · #000c03 · #7e4071
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dadab4 · #c59ace · #3e9e8b · #7e4071 · #3b4f3c · #140723
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f9e9 · #a3bb7e · #00867c · #7e4071 · #364905 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f2da · #c1b170 · #008198 · #7e4071 · #004a58 · #080400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefdf · #d7a675 · #348658 · #7e4071 · #07456e · #000601
#945C87 · #AA789E · #C094B5 · #D6B1CD · #EDCFE5
#6B335F · #58264E · #461A3D · #340E2D · #24041E
#77476C · #704D67 · #685262
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.