What color is #7B467F?

#7B467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B467F?

The RGB value is 123, 70, 127: 123 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B467F?

The complementary color is #4A7F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B467F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B467F color

#7B467F rgb(123, 70, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B467F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 27.5% green and 49.8% blue (123, 70, 127).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Prunella (#864788), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#7B467F color codes

HEX	`#7B467F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 70, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 27.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 45%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, 32.2, -22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 39.49, 324.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.189, 10.124, 21.281)`
Decimal	`8078975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B467F, 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 #7B467F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B467F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #7B467F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b467f; }
.text { color: #7b467f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b467f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 70 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b467f, #7f4667); }

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Questions

What color is #7B467F?: #7B467F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prunella. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B467F?: The RGB value is 123, 70, 127: 123 red, 70 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B467F?: The complementary color is #4A7F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B467F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.