What color is #7867B0?

#7867B0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7867B0?

The RGB value is 120, 103, 176: 120 red, 103 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7867B0?

The complementary color is #9FB067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7867B0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7867B0 color

#7867B0 rgb(120, 103, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7867B0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.4% green and 69% blue (120, 103, 176).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lavish Spending (#8469BC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#7867B0 color codes

HEX	`#7867B0`
RGB	`rgb(120, 103, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 23.47, -36.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 43.47, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.43, 16.828, 43.238)`
Decimal	`7890864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7867B0, 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 #7867B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7867B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #7867B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7867b0; }
.text { color: #7867b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7867b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 103 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7867b0, #9c67b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7867B0?: #7867B0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavish Spending. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7867B0?: The RGB value is 120, 103, 176: 120 red, 103 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7867B0?: The complementary color is #9FB067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7867B0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.