What color is #7D5C8E?

#7D5C8E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5C8E?

The RGB value is 125, 92, 142: 125 red, 92 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5C8E?

The complementary color is #6D8E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5C8E color

#7D5C8E rgb(125, 92, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5C8E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.1% green and 55.7% blue (125, 92, 142).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7D5C8E color codes

HEX	`#7D5C8E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 92, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.19, 23.2, -22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.19, 32.3, 315.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.166, 13.968, 27.378)`
Decimal	`8215694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5C8E, 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 #7D5C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #7D5C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5c8e; }
.text { color: #7d5c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 92 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5c8e, #8e5c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5C8E?: #7D5C8E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5C8E?: The RGB value is 125, 92, 142: 125 red, 92 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5C8E?: The complementary color is #6D8E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.