What color is #7B4E81?

#7B4E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B4E81?

The RGB value is 123, 78, 129: 123 red, 78 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B4E81?

The complementary color is #54814E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B4E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B4E81 color

#7B4E81 rgb(123, 78, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B4E81 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 30.6% green and 50.6% blue (123, 78, 129).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#7B4E81 color codes

HEX	`#7B4E81`
RGB	`rgb(123, 78, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 30.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 40%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, 27.99, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 35.05, 322.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.855, 11.245, 22.153)`
Decimal	`8081025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B4E81, 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 #7B4E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B4E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #7B4E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b4e81; }
.text { color: #7b4e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b4e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 78 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b4e81, #814e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B4E81?: #7B4E81 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B4E81?: The RGB value is 123, 78, 129: 123 red, 78 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B4E81?: The complementary color is #54814E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B4E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.