What color is #7F5F82?

#7F5F82 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 #7F5F82?

The RGB value is 127, 95, 130: 127 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5F82?

The complementary color is #62825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5F82 color

#7F5F82 rgb(127, 95, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5F82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 37.3% green and 51% blue (127, 95, 130).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7F5F82 color codes

HEX	`#7F5F82`
RGB	`rgb(127, 95, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 37.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 19.49, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 24.28, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.873, 14.309, 22.988)`
Decimal	`8347522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5F82, 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 #7F5F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #7F5F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5f82; }
.text { color: #7f5f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 95 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5f82, #825f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7F5F82?: #7F5F82 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 #7F5F82?: The RGB value is 127, 95, 130: 127 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5F82?: The complementary color is #62825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.