What color is #7E5590?

#7E5590 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E5590?

The RGB value is 126, 85, 144: 126 red, 85 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E5590?

The complementary color is #679055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E5590?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E5590 color

#7E5590 rgb(126, 85, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E5590 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 33.3% green and 56.5% blue (126, 85, 144).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#7E5590 color codes

HEX	`#7E5590`
RGB	`rgb(126, 85, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 33.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 41%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 28.14, -25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 38.31, 317.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.886, 12.947, 27.99)`
Decimal	`8279440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E5590, 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 #7E5590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E5590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #7E5590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e5590; }
.text { color: #7e5590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e5590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 85 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e5590, #905585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7E5590?: #7E5590 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E5590?: The RGB value is 126, 85, 144: 126 red, 85 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E5590?: The complementary color is #679055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E5590?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.