What color is #7B5385?

#7B5385 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5385?

The RGB value is 123, 83, 133: 123 red, 83 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5385?

The complementary color is #5D8553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5385?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5385 color

#7B5385 rgb(123, 83, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5385 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 32.5% green and 52.2% blue (123, 83, 133).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#7B5385 color codes

HEX	`#7B5385`
RGB	`rgb(123, 83, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 32.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 38%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 25.89, -21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 33.6, 320.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.495, 12.091, 23.703)`
Decimal	`8082309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5385, 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 #7B5385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #7B5385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5385; }
.text { color: #7b5385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 83 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5385, #855376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5385?: #7B5385 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5385?: The RGB value is 123, 83, 133: 123 red, 83 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5385?: The complementary color is #5D8553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5385?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.