What color is #7F5680?

#7F5680 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 #7F5680?

The RGB value is 127, 86, 128: 127 red, 86 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5680?

The complementary color is #578056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5680?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5680 color

#7F5680 rgb(127, 86, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5680 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 33.7% green and 50.2% blue (127, 86, 128).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 5.92:1).

#7F5680 color codes

HEX	`#7F5680`
RGB	`rgb(127, 86, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 33.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 33%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 24.44, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 29.66, 325.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.976, 12.727, 22.033)`
Decimal	`8345216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5680, 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 #7F5680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #7F5680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5680; }
.text { color: #7f5680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 86 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5680, #80566c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5680?: #7F5680 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 #7F5680?: The RGB value is 127, 86, 128: 127 red, 86 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5680?: The complementary color is #578056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5680?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.