What color is #7D5285?

#7D5285 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 #7D5285?

The RGB value is 125, 82, 133: 125 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5285?

The complementary color is #5A8552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5285?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5285 color

#7D5285 rgb(125, 82, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5285 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.2% green and 52.2% blue (125, 82, 133).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#7D5285 color codes

HEX	`#7D5285`
RGB	`rgb(125, 82, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 27.16, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 34.58, 321.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.708, 12.089, 23.692)`
Decimal	`8213125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5285, 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 #7D5285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #7D5285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5285; }
.text { color: #7d5285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 82 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5285, #855274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5285?: #7D5285 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 #7D5285?: The RGB value is 125, 82, 133: 125 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5285?: The complementary color is #5A8552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5285?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.