What color is #7B6388?

#7B6388 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 #7B6388?

The RGB value is 123, 99, 136: 123 red, 99 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6388?

The complementary color is #708863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6388?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6388 color

#7B6388 rgb(123, 99, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6388 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 38.8% green and 53.3% blue (123, 99, 136).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7B6388 color codes

HEX	`#7B6388`
RGB	`rgb(123, 99, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 38.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, 16.97, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 23.91, 315.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.073, 14.912, 25.267)`
Decimal	`8086408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6388, 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 #7B6388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #7B6388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6388; }
.text { color: #7b6388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 99 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6388, #886382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #7B6388?: #7B6388 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 #7B6388?: The RGB value is 123, 99, 136: 123 red, 99 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6388?: The complementary color is #708863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6388?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.