What color is #7D7085?

#7D7085 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D7085?

The RGB value is 125, 112, 133: 125 red, 112 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D7085?

The complementary color is #788570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D7085?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D7085 color

#7D7085 rgb(125, 112, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7D7085 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 43.9% green and 52.2% blue (125, 112, 133).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#7D7085 color codes

HEX	`#7D7085`
RGB	`rgb(125, 112, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 43.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, 9.26, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 13.39, 313.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.485, 17.642, 24.617)`
Decimal	`8220805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D7085, 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 #7D7085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7D7085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #7D7085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d7085; }
.text { color: #7d7085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d7085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 112 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d7085, #857083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D7085?: #7D7085 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D7085?: The RGB value is 125, 112, 133: 125 red, 112 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D7085?: The complementary color is #788570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D7085?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.