What color is #7A557A?

#7A557A 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 #7A557A?

The RGB value is 122, 85, 122: 122 red, 85 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A557A?

The complementary color is #557A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A557A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A557A color

#7A557A rgb(122, 85, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A557A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 33.3% green and 47.8% blue (122, 85, 122).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#7A557A color codes

HEX	`#7A557A`
RGB	`rgb(122, 85, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 33.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, 22.02, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 26.56, 326.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.787, 12.04, 19.954)`
Decimal	`8017274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A557A, 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 #7A557A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A557A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #7A557A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a557a; }
.text { color: #7a557a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a557a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 85 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a557a, #7a5568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A557A?: #7A557A 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 #7A557A?: The RGB value is 122, 85, 122: 122 red, 85 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A557A?: The complementary color is #557A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A557A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.