What color is #7B5789?

#7B5789 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5789?

The RGB value is 123, 87, 137: 123 red, 87 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5789?

The complementary color is #658957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5789?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5789 color

#7B5789 rgb(123, 87, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5789 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.1% green and 53.7% blue (123, 87, 137).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#7B5789 color codes

HEX	`#7B5789`
RGB	`rgb(123, 87, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 36%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.51, 24.39, -22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.51, 32.89, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.091, 12.834, 25.292)`
Decimal	`8083337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5789, 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 #7B5789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #7B5789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5789; }
.text { color: #7b5789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 87 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5789, #89577e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5789?: #7B5789 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5789?: The RGB value is 123, 87, 137: 123 red, 87 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5789?: The complementary color is #658957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5789?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.