What color is #7F5D80?

#7F5D80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5D80?

The RGB value is 127, 93, 128: 127 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5D80?

The complementary color is #5E805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5D80 color

#7F5D80 rgb(127, 93, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5D80 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.5% green and 50.2% blue (127, 93, 128).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7F5D80 color codes

HEX	`#7F5D80`
RGB	`rgb(127, 93, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, 20.27, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 24.73, 325.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.563, 13.9, 22.228)`
Decimal	`8347008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5D80, 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 #7F5D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #7F5D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5d80; }
.text { color: #7f5d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 93 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5d80, #805d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5D80?: #7F5D80 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5D80?: The RGB value is 127, 93, 128: 127 red, 93 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5D80?: The complementary color is #5E805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.