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Dr Who Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Dr Who (#78587D), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#78587D
#708452
#578363
#4F3357
#99AF73

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYKOKLCH
Dr Who#78587D120, 88, 125292°, 17%, 42%4, 30, 0, 5150.7% 0.069 322
Herb#708452112, 132, 8284°, 23%, 42%15, 0, 38, 4858.4% 0.076 126
Soylent Green#57836387, 131, 99136°, 20%, 43%34, 0, 24, 4956.9% 0.069 152
Blackberry Cordial#4F335779, 51, 87287°, 26%, 27%9, 41, 0, 6636.9% 0.069 319
Rural Eyes#99AF73153, 175, 11582°, 27%, 57%13, 0, 34, 3172.2% 0.086 125

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #4F3357 on #99AF734.49:1AA large
Aa #708452 on #4F33572.63:1—
Aa #78587D on #99AF732.50:1—
Aa #578363 on #4F33572.49:1—
Aa #578363 on #99AF731.81:1—
Aa #78587D on #4F33571.80:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #78587d; /* Dr Who */
  --color-2: #708452; /* Herb */
  --color-3: #578363; /* Soylent Green */
  --color-4: #4f3357; /* Blackberry Cordial */
  --color-5: #99af73; /* Rural Eyes */
}

Other schemes from Dr Who

More medium pink split-complementary color schemes

Questions

What colors go with Dr Who?

In a split-complementary scheme: Herb (#708452), Soylent Green (#578363), Blackberry Cordial (#4F3357), Rural Eyes (#99AF73).

What is the hex code of Dr Who?

#78587D.