What color is #7B397D?

#7B397D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B397D?

The RGB value is 123, 57, 125: 123 red, 57 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B397D?

The complementary color is #3B7D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B397D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B397D color

#7B397D rgb(123, 57, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B397D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 22.4% green and 49% blue (123, 57, 125).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#7B397D color codes

HEX	`#7B397D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 57, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 22.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 54%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, 38.94, -26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 46.83, 326.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.333, 8.619, 20.359)`
Decimal	`8075645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B397D, 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 #7B397D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B397D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #7B397D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b397d; }
.text { color: #7b397d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b397d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 57 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b397d, #7d395d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B397D?: #7B397D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B397D?: The RGB value is 123, 57, 125: 123 red, 57 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B397D?: The complementary color is #3B7D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B397D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.