What color is #7A5979?

#7A5979 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 #7A5979?

The RGB value is 122, 89, 121: 122 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5979?

The complementary color is #597A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5979 color

#7A5979 rgb(122, 89, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A5979 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 34.9% green and 47.5% blue (122, 89, 121).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7A5979 color codes

HEX	`#7A5979`
RGB	`rgb(122, 89, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 34.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 19.41, -12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 23.23, 326.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.049, 12.663, 19.737)`
Decimal	`8018297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5979, 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 #7A5979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #7A5979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5979; }
.text { color: #7a5979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 89 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5979, #7a5969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A5979?: #7A5979 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 #7A5979?: The RGB value is 122, 89, 121: 122 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5979?: The complementary color is #597A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.