What color is #7F5582?

#7F5582 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 #7F5582?

The RGB value is 127, 85, 130: 127 red, 85 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5582?

The complementary color is #588255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5582?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5582 color

#7F5582 rgb(127, 85, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5582 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 33.3% green and 51% blue (127, 85, 130).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7F5582 color codes

HEX	`#7F5582`
RGB	`rgb(127, 85, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 33.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 25.44, -18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 31.33, 324.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.03, 12.621, 22.707)`
Decimal	`8344962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5582, 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 #7F5582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #7F5582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5582; }
.text { color: #7f5582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 85 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5582, #82556e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5582?: #7F5582 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 #7F5582?: The RGB value is 127, 85, 130: 127 red, 85 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5582?: The complementary color is #588255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5582?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.