What color is #7A5472?

#7A5472 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 #7A5472?

The RGB value is 122, 84, 114: 122 red, 84 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5472?

The complementary color is #547A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5472 color

#7A5472 rgb(122, 84, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A5472 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 32.9% green and 44.7% blue (122, 84, 114).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7A5472 color codes

HEX	`#7A5472`
RGB	`rgb(122, 84, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 32.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 21.01, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 23.62, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.233, 11.694, 17.424)`
Decimal	`8017010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5472, 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 #7A5472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #7A5472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5472; }
.text { color: #7a5472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 84 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5472, #7a545f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A5472?: #7A5472 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 #7A5472?: The RGB value is 122, 84, 114: 122 red, 84 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5472?: The complementary color is #547A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.