What color is #7A5E84?

#7A5E84 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 #7A5E84?

The RGB value is 122, 94, 132: 122 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A5E84?

The complementary color is #68845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A5E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A5E84 color

#7A5E84 rgb(122, 94, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7A5E84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 36.9% green and 51.8% blue (122, 94, 132).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7A5E84 color codes

HEX	`#7A5E84`
RGB	`rgb(122, 94, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 36.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 18.74, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 25.19, 318.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.193, 13.809, 23.638)`
Decimal	`8019588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A5E84, 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 #7A5E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7A5E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #7A5E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a5e84; }
.text { color: #7a5e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a5e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 94 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a5e84, #845e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7A5E84?: #7A5E84 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 #7A5E84?: The RGB value is 122, 94, 132: 122 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A5E84?: The complementary color is #68845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A5E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.