What color is #7C567F?

#7C567F 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 #7C567F?

The RGB value is 124, 86, 127: 124 red, 86 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C567F?

The complementary color is #597F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C567F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C567F color

#7C567F rgb(124, 86, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C567F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 33.7% green and 49.8% blue (124, 86, 127).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#7C567F color codes

HEX	`#7C567F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 86, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 33.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 32%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, 23.17, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 28.64, 324)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.47, 12.473, 21.667)`
Decimal	`8148607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C567F, 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 #7C567F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C567F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #7C567F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c567f; }
.text { color: #7c567f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c567f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 86 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c567f, #7f566e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C567F?: #7C567F 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 #7C567F?: The RGB value is 124, 86, 127: 124 red, 86 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C567F?: The complementary color is #597F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C567F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.