What color is #7B628A?

#7B628A 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 #7B628A?

The RGB value is 123, 98, 138: 123 red, 98 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B628A?

The complementary color is #718A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B628A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B628A color

#7B628A rgb(123, 98, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B628A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 38.4% green and 54.1% blue (123, 98, 138).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#7B628A color codes

HEX	`#7B628A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 98, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 38.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.33, 18.02, -18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.33, 25.7, 314.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.123, 14.782, 25.991)`
Decimal	`8086154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B628A, 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 #7B628A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B628A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #7B628A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b628a; }
.text { color: #7b628a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b628a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 98 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b628a, #8a6285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B628A?: #7B628A 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 #7B628A?: The RGB value is 123, 98, 138: 123 red, 98 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B628A?: The complementary color is #718A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B628A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.