What color is #7B5675?

#7B5675 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 #7B5675?

The RGB value is 123, 86, 117: 123 red, 86 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5675?

The complementary color is #567B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5675 color

#7B5675 rgb(123, 86, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5675 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 33.7% green and 45.9% blue (123, 86, 117).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#7B5675 color codes

HEX	`#7B5675`
RGB	`rgb(123, 86, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 33.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, 20.78, -11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 23.75, 331.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.707, 12.151, 18.397)`
Decimal	`8083061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5675, 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 #7B5675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #7B5675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5675; }
.text { color: #7b5675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 86 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5675, #7b5662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5675?: #7B5675 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 #7B5675?: The RGB value is 123, 86, 117: 123 red, 86 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5675?: The complementary color is #567B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.