What color is #7D617C?

#7D617C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D617C?

The RGB value is 125, 97, 124: 125 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D617C?

The complementary color is #617D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D617C color

#7D617C rgb(125, 97, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D617C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (125, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7D617C color codes

HEX	`#7D617C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 16.33, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 19.56, 326.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.37, 14.365, 20.975)`
Decimal	`8216956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D617C, 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 #7D617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #7D617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d617c; }
.text { color: #7d617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d617c, #7d616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7D617C?: #7D617C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D617C?: The RGB value is 125, 97, 124: 125 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D617C?: The complementary color is #617D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.