What color is #7D558D?

#7D558D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D558D?

The RGB value is 125, 85, 141: 125 red, 85 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D558D?

The complementary color is #658D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D558D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D558D color

#7D558D rgb(125, 85, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D558D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 33.3% green and 55.3% blue (125, 85, 141).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#7D558D color codes

HEX	`#7D558D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 85, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 33.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 27.14, -24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 36.62, 317.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.513, 12.78, 26.791)`
Decimal	`8213901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D558D, 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 #7D558D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D558D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #7D558D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d558d; }
.text { color: #7d558d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d558d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 85 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d558d, #8d5581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D558D?: #7D558D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D558D?: The RGB value is 125, 85, 141: 125 red, 85 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D558D?: The complementary color is #658D55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D558D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.