What color is #7B6090?

#7B6090 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6090?

The RGB value is 123, 96, 144: 123 red, 96 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6090?

The complementary color is #759060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6090?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6090 color

#7B6090 rgb(123, 96, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6090 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 37.6% green and 56.5% blue (123, 96, 144).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#7B6090 color codes

HEX	`#7B6090`
RGB	`rgb(123, 96, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 37.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 33%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 20.6, -22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 30.37, 312.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.384, 14.591, 28.281)`
Decimal	`8085648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6090, 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 #7B6090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #7B6090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6090; }
.text { color: #7b6090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 96 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6090, #90608d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6090?: #7B6090 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6090?: The RGB value is 123, 96, 144: 123 red, 96 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6090?: The complementary color is #759060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6090?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.