What color is #7C5B82?

#7C5B82 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 #7C5B82?

The RGB value is 124, 91, 130: 124 red, 91 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5B82?

The complementary color is #61825B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5B82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5B82 color

#7C5B82 rgb(124, 91, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5B82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 35.7% green and 51% blue (124, 91, 130).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#7C5B82 color codes

HEX	`#7C5B82`
RGB	`rgb(124, 91, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 35.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.33, 20.82, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.33, 26.6, 321.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.082, 13.379, 22.85)`
Decimal	`8149890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5B82, 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 #7C5B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #7C5B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5b82; }
.text { color: #7c5b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 91 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5b82, #825b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5B82?: #7C5B82 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 #7C5B82?: The RGB value is 124, 91, 130: 124 red, 91 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5B82?: The complementary color is #61825B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5B82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.