What color is #7B587B?

#7B587B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B587B?

The RGB value is 123, 88, 123: 123 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B587B?

The complementary color is #587B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B587B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B587B color

#7B587B rgb(123, 88, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B587B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.5% green and 48.2% blue (123, 88, 123).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7B587B color codes

HEX	`#7B587B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 88, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 20.79, -14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 25.1, 325.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.233, 12.621, 20.369)`
Decimal	`8083579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B587B, 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 #7B587B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B587B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #7B587B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b587b; }
.text { color: #7b587b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b587b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 88 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b587b, #7b586a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B587B?: #7B587B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B587B?: The RGB value is 123, 88, 123: 123 red, 88 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B587B?: The complementary color is #587B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B587B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.