What color is #7B5976?

#7B5976 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 #7B5976?

The RGB value is 123, 89, 118: 123 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5976?

The complementary color is #597B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5976 color

#7B5976 rgb(123, 89, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5976 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 34.9% green and 46.3% blue (123, 89, 118).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 4% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#7B5976 color codes

HEX	`#7B5976`
RGB	`rgb(123, 89, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 34.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 4%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 19.17, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 22.06, 330.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.011, 12.664, 18.79)`
Decimal	`8083830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5976, 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 #7B5976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #7B5976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5976; }
.text { color: #7b5976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 89 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5976, #7b5965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B5976?: #7B5976 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 #7B5976?: The RGB value is 123, 89, 118: 123 red, 89 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5976?: The complementary color is #597B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.