What color is #7C5783?

#7C5783 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 #7C5783?

The RGB value is 124, 87, 131: 124 red, 87 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5783?

The complementary color is #5E8357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5783?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5783 color

#7C5783 rgb(124, 87, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5783 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.1% green and 51.4% blue (124, 87, 131).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#7C5783 color codes

HEX	`#7C5783`
RGB	`rgb(124, 87, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, 23.42, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 29.93, 321.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.817, 12.741, 23.094)`
Decimal	`8148867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5783, 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 #7C5783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #7C5783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5783; }
.text { color: #7c5783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 87 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5783, #835774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5783?: #7C5783 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 #7C5783?: The RGB value is 124, 87, 131: 124 red, 87 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5783?: The complementary color is #5E8357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5783?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.