What color is #7E5383?

#7E5383 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5383?

The RGB value is 126, 83, 131: 126 red, 83 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5383?

The complementary color is #588353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5383?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5383 color

#7E5383 rgb(126, 83, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E5383 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 32.5% green and 51.4% blue (126, 83, 131).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#7E5383 color codes

HEX	`#7E5383`
RGB	`rgb(126, 83, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 32.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 26.49, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 33.04, 323.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.794, 12.261, 23.003)`
Decimal	`8278915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5383, 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 #7E5383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #7E5383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5383; }
.text { color: #7e5383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 83 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5383, #835370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E5383?: #7E5383 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5383?: The RGB value is 126, 83, 131: 126 red, 83 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5383?: The complementary color is #588353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5383?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.