What color is #7A537D?

#7A537D 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 #7A537D?

The RGB value is 122, 83, 125: 122 red, 83 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A537D?

The complementary color is #567D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A537D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A537D color

#7A537D rgb(122, 83, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A537D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 32.5% green and 49% blue (122, 83, 125).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#7A537D color codes

HEX	`#7A537D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 83, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 32.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 23.84, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 29.43, 324.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.821, 11.805, 20.896)`
Decimal	`8016765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A537D, 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 #7A537D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A537D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #7A537D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a537d; }
.text { color: #7a537d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a537d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 83 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a537d, #7d536b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A537D?: #7A537D 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 #7A537D?: The RGB value is 122, 83, 125: 122 red, 83 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A537D?: The complementary color is #567D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A537D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.