What color is #7C5874?

#7C5874 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 #7C5874?

The RGB value is 124, 88, 116: 124 red, 88 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5874?

The complementary color is #587C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5874?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5874 color

#7C5874 rgb(124, 88, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5874 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 34.5% green and 45.5% blue (124, 88, 116).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#7C5874 color codes

HEX	`#7C5874`
RGB	`rgb(124, 88, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 34.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 19.75, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 22.14, 333.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.954, 12.526, 18.15)`
Decimal	`8149108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5874, 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 #7C5874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #7C5874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5874; }
.text { color: #7c5874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 88 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5874, #7c5862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5874?: #7C5874 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 #7C5874?: The RGB value is 124, 88, 116: 124 red, 88 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5874?: The complementary color is #587C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5874?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.