What color is #7B4C86?

#7B4C86 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4C86?

The RGB value is 123, 76, 134: 123 red, 76 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4C86?

The complementary color is #57864C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4C86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4C86 color

#7B4C86 rgb(123, 76, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B4C86 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 29.8% green and 52.5% blue (123, 76, 134).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#7B4C86 color codes

HEX	`#7B4C86`
RGB	`rgb(123, 76, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 29.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 43%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, 30.23, -24.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 38.92, 320.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.055, 11.102, 23.899)`
Decimal	`8080518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4C86, 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 #7B4C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B4C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #7B4C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4c86; }
.text { color: #7b4c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 76 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4c86, #864c74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B4C86?: #7B4C86 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4C86?: The RGB value is 123, 76, 134: 123 red, 76 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4C86?: The complementary color is #57864C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4C86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.