What color is #7D5F7E?

#7D5F7E 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 #7D5F7E?

The RGB value is 125, 95, 126: 125 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D5F7E?

The complementary color is #607E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D5F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D5F7E color

#7D5F7E rgb(125, 95, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D5F7E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 37.3% green and 49.4% blue (125, 95, 126).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#7D5F7E color codes

HEX	`#7D5F7E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 95, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 37.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.31, 17.94, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.31, 21.95, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.315, 14.051, 21.587)`
Decimal	`8216446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D5F7E, 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 #7D5F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D5F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #7D5F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d5f7e; }
.text { color: #7d5f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d5f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 95 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d5f7e, #7e5f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D5F7E?: #7D5F7E 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 #7D5F7E?: The RGB value is 125, 95, 126: 125 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D5F7E?: The complementary color is #607E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D5F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.