What color is #7C5C78?

#7C5C78 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 #7C5C78?

The RGB value is 124, 92, 120: 124 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C5C78?

The complementary color is #5C7C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C5C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C5C78 color

#7C5C78 rgb(124, 92, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7C5C78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 36.1% green and 47.1% blue (124, 92, 120).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#7C5C78 color codes

HEX	`#7C5C78`
RGB	`rgb(124, 92, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 36.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 18.14, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 21.06, 329.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.529, 13.296, 19.514)`
Decimal	`8150136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C5C78, 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 #7C5C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7C5C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #7C5C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c5c78; }
.text { color: #7c5c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c5c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 92 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c5c78, #7c5c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7C5C78?: #7C5C78 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 #7C5C78?: The RGB value is 124, 92, 120: 124 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C5C78?: The complementary color is #5C7C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C5C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.