What color is #7C5582?

#7C5582 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C5582?

The RGB value is 124, 85, 130: 124 red, 85 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5582?

The complementary color is #5B8255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5582 color

#7C5582 rgb(124, 85, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5582 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 33.3% green and 51% blue (124, 85, 130).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#7C5582 color codes

HEX	`#7C5582`
RGB	`rgb(124, 85, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 33.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.84, 24.4, -18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.84, 30.83, 322.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.589, 12.394, 22.686)`
Decimal	`8148354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5582, 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 #7C5582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #7C5582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5582; }
.text { color: #7c5582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 85 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5582, #825572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5582?: #7C5582 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C5582?: The RGB value is 124, 85, 130: 124 red, 85 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5582?: The complementary color is #5B8255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.