What color is #78587D?

#78587D is a grayish magenta known as Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dr Who?

The RGB value is 120, 88, 125: 120 red, 88 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dr Who?

The complementary color is #5D7D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78587D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dr Who color: hex code #78587D

#78587D rgb(120, 88, 125)

Shades of purple

Dr Who has the hex code #78587D. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 34.5% green and 49% blue (120, 88, 125).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

Dr Who (#78587D) color codes

HEX	`#78587D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 88, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 34.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, 20.13, -15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 25.53, 322.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.937, 12.454, 21.015)`
Decimal	`7886973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dr Who, 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 #78587D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78587D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #78587D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78587d; }
.text { color: #78587d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78587d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 88 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78587d, #7d5870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

See #78587D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #78587D?: #78587D is a grayish magenta known as Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dr Who?: The RGB value is 120, 88, 125: 120 red, 88 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dr Who?: The complementary color is #5D7D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78587D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.