What color is #7B5578?

#7B5578 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 #7B5578?

The RGB value is 123, 85, 120: 123 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5578?

The complementary color is #557B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5578 color

#7B5578 rgb(123, 85, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5578 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 33.3% green and 47.1% blue (123, 85, 120).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7B5578 color codes

HEX	`#7B5578`
RGB	`rgb(123, 85, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 33.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 31%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.32, 21.97, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.32, 25.82, 328.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.807, 12.065, 19.314)`
Decimal	`8082808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5578, 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 #7B5578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7B5578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5578; }
.text { color: #7b5578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 85 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5578, #7b5565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5578?: #7B5578 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 #7B5578?: The RGB value is 123, 85, 120: 123 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5578?: The complementary color is #557B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.