What color is #7F5D82?

#7F5D82 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 #7F5D82?

The RGB value is 127, 93, 130: 127 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5D82?

The complementary color is #60825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5D82 color

#7F5D82 rgb(127, 93, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5D82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.5% green and 51% blue (127, 93, 130).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#7F5D82 color codes

HEX	`#7F5D82`
RGB	`rgb(127, 93, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, 20.69, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 25.7, 323.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.696, 13.953, 22.928)`
Decimal	`8347010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5D82, 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 #7F5D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #7F5D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5d82; }
.text { color: #7f5d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 93 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5d82, #825d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5D82?: #7F5D82 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 #7F5D82?: The RGB value is 127, 93, 130: 127 red, 93 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5D82?: The complementary color is #60825D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.