What color is #7B447B?

#7B447B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B447B?

The RGB value is 123, 68, 123: 123 red, 68 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B447B?

The complementary color is #447B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B447B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B447B color

#7B447B rgb(123, 68, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B447B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 26.7% green and 48.2% blue (123, 68, 123).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#7B447B color codes

HEX	`#7B447B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 68, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 26.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, 32.53, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 38.91, 326.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.81, 9.776, 19.895)`
Decimal	`8078459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B447B, 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 #7B447B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7B447B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #7B447B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b447b; }
.text { color: #7b447b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b447b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 68 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b447b, #7b4460); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B447B?: #7B447B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B447B?: The RGB value is 123, 68, 123: 123 red, 68 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B447B?: The complementary color is #447B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B447B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.