What color is #7D5B78?

#7D5B78 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 #7D5B78?

The RGB value is 125, 91, 120: 125 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5B78?

The complementary color is #5B7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5B78 color

#7D5B78 rgb(125, 91, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5B78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (125, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#7D5B78 color codes

HEX	`#7D5B78`
RGB	`rgb(125, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, 19.12, -10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 22, 330.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.588, 13.199, 19.492)`
Decimal	`8215416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5B78, 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 #7D5B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #7D5B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5b78; }
.text { color: #7d5b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5b78, #7d5b67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5B78?: #7D5B78 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 #7D5B78?: The RGB value is 125, 91, 120: 125 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5B78?: The complementary color is #5B7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.