What color is #7A577C?

#7A577C 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 #7A577C?

The RGB value is 122, 87, 124: 122 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A577C?

The complementary color is #597C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A577C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A577C color

#7A577C rgb(122, 87, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A577C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.1% green and 48.6% blue (122, 87, 124).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#7A577C color codes

HEX	`#7A577C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 87, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 21.24, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 26.1, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.072, 12.41, 20.666)`
Decimal	`8017788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A577C, 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 #7A577C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A577C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #7A577C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a577c; }
.text { color: #7a577c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a577c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 87 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a577c, #7c576b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A577C?: #7A577C 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 #7A577C?: The RGB value is 122, 87, 124: 122 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A577C?: The complementary color is #597C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A577C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.