What color is #7D5D7D?

#7D5D7D 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 #7D5D7D?

The RGB value is 125, 93, 125: 125 red, 93 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5D7D?

The complementary color is #5D7D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5D7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5D7D color

#7D5D7D rgb(125, 93, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5D7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 36.5% green and 49% blue (125, 93, 125).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7D5D7D color codes

HEX	`#7D5D7D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 93, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 36.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 18.93, -12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 22.89, 325.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.073, 13.67, 21.19)`
Decimal	`8215933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5D7D, 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 #7D5D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #7D5D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5d7d; }
.text { color: #7d5d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 93 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5d7d, #7d5d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5D7D?: #7D5D7D 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 #7D5D7D?: The RGB value is 125, 93, 125: 125 red, 93 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5D7D?: The complementary color is #5D7D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5D7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.