What color is #7D5879?

#7D5879 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 #7D5879?

The RGB value is 125, 88, 121: 125 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5879?

The complementary color is #587D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5879 color

#7D5879 rgb(125, 88, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5879 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 34.5% green and 47.5% blue (125, 88, 121).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7D5879 color codes

HEX	`#7D5879`
RGB	`rgb(125, 88, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 34.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 21.11, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 24.58, 329.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.398, 12.72, 19.73)`
Decimal	`8214649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5879, 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 #7D5879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #7D5879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5879; }
.text { color: #7d5879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 88 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5879, #7d5867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5879?: #7D5879 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 #7D5879?: The RGB value is 125, 88, 121: 125 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5879?: The complementary color is #587D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.