What color is #7D5374?

#7D5374 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5374?

The RGB value is 125, 83, 116: 125 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5374?

The complementary color is #537D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5374 color

#7D5374 rgb(125, 83, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5374 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 32.5% green and 45.5% blue (125, 83, 116).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#7D5374 color codes

HEX	`#7D5374`
RGB	`rgb(125, 83, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 32.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 23.11, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 25.9, 333.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.703, 11.808, 18.024)`
Decimal	`8213364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5374, 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 #7D5374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #7D5374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5374; }
.text { color: #7d5374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 83 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5374, #7d535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5374?: #7D5374 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5374?: The RGB value is 125, 83, 116: 125 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5374?: The complementary color is #537D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.