What color is #7F5B87?

#7F5B87 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 #7F5B87?

The RGB value is 127, 91, 135: 127 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5B87?

The complementary color is #63875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5B87 color

#7F5B87 rgb(127, 91, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5B87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 35.7% green and 52.9% blue (127, 91, 135).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#7F5B87 color codes

HEX	`#7F5B87`
RGB	`rgb(127, 91, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 35.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 22.94, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 29.62, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.866, 13.744, 24.681)`
Decimal	`8346503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5B87, 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 #7F5B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #7F5B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5b87; }
.text { color: #7f5b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 91 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5b87, #875b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5B87?: #7F5B87 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 #7F5B87?: The RGB value is 127, 91, 135: 127 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5B87?: The complementary color is #63875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.