What color is #7A587E?

#7A587E 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 #7A587E?

The RGB value is 122, 88, 126: 122 red, 88 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A587E?

The complementary color is #5C7E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A587E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A587E color

#7A587E rgb(122, 88, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A587E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.5% green and 49.4% blue (122, 88, 126).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7A587E color codes

HEX	`#7A587E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 88, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 21.06, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 26.38, 322.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.281, 12.624, 21.366)`
Decimal	`8018046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A587E, 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 #7A587E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A587E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #7A587E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a587e; }
.text { color: #7a587e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a587e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 88 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a587e, #7e586f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A587E?: #7A587E 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 #7A587E?: The RGB value is 122, 88, 126: 122 red, 88 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A587E?: The complementary color is #5C7E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A587E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.