What color is #7A517A?

#7A517A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A517A?

The RGB value is 122, 81, 122: 122 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A517A?

The complementary color is #517A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A517A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A517A color

#7A517A rgb(122, 81, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A517A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 31.8% green and 47.8% blue (122, 81, 122).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7A517A color codes

HEX	`#7A517A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 81, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 31.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.29, 24.41, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.29, 29.38, 326.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.481, 11.428, 19.852)`
Decimal	`8016250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A517A, 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 #7A517A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A517A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #7A517A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a517a; }
.text { color: #7a517a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a517a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 81 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a517a, #7a5166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A517A?: #7A517A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A517A?: The RGB value is 122, 81, 122: 122 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A517A?: The complementary color is #517A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A517A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.