What color is #7D5C94?

#7D5C94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D5C94?

The RGB value is 125, 92, 148: 125 red, 92 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5C94?

The complementary color is #73945C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5C94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5C94 color

#7D5C94 rgb(125, 92, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5C94 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.1% green and 58% blue (125, 92, 148).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7D5C94 color codes

HEX	`#7D5C94`
RGB	`rgb(125, 92, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 24.58, -25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 35.52, 313.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.629, 14.153, 29.814)`
Decimal	`8215700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5C94, 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 #7D5C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #7D5C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5c94; }
.text { color: #7d5c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 92 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5c94, #945c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7D5C94?: #7D5C94 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D5C94?: The RGB value is 125, 92, 148: 125 red, 92 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5C94?: The complementary color is #73945C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5C94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.