What color is #7B5F98?

#7B5F98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B5F98?

The RGB value is 123, 95, 152: 123 red, 95 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B5F98?

The complementary color is #7C985F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B5F98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B5F98 color

#7B5F98 rgb(123, 95, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B5F98 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.3% green and 59.6% blue (123, 95, 152).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7B5F98 color codes

HEX	`#7B5F98`
RGB	`rgb(123, 95, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, 23.09, -26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 35.47, 310.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.927, 14.662, 31.585)`
Decimal	`8085400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B5F98, 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 #7B5F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B5F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #7B5F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b5f98; }
.text { color: #7b5f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b5f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 95 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b5f98, #975f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B5F98?: #7B5F98 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B5F98?: The RGB value is 123, 95, 152: 123 red, 95 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B5F98?: The complementary color is #7C985F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B5F98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.