What color is #7B649B?

#7B649B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B649B?

The RGB value is 123, 100, 155: 123 red, 100 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B649B?

The complementary color is #849B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B649B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B649B color

#7B649B rgb(123, 100, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B649B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.2% green and 60.8% blue (123, 100, 155).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7B649B color codes

HEX	`#7B649B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 100, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, 20.81, -26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 33.72, 308.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.641, 15.692, 33.051)`
Decimal	`8086683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B649B, 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 #7B649B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B649B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #7B649B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b649b; }
.text { color: #7b649b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b649b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 100 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b649b, #96649b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B649B?: #7B649B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B649B?: The RGB value is 123, 100, 155: 123 red, 100 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B649B?: The complementary color is #849B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B649B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.