What color is #7D5179?

#7D5179 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 #7D5179?

The RGB value is 125, 81, 121: 125 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5179?

The complementary color is #517D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5179 color

#7D5179 rgb(125, 81, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5179 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 31.8% green and 47.5% blue (125, 81, 121).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% 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 6.32:1).

#7D5179 color codes

HEX	`#7D5179`
RGB	`rgb(125, 81, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 31.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, 25.27, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 29.5, 328.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.851, 11.626, 19.547)`
Decimal	`8212857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5179, 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 #7D5179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #7D5179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5179; }
.text { color: #7d5179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 81 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5179, #7d5163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5179?: #7D5179 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 #7D5179?: The RGB value is 125, 81, 121: 125 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5179?: The complementary color is #517D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.