What color is #7B649E?

#7B649E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B649E?

The RGB value is 123, 100, 158: 123 red, 100 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B649E?

The complementary color is #879E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B649E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B649E color

#7B649E rgb(123, 100, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B649E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.2% green and 62% blue (123, 100, 158).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#7B649E color codes

HEX	`#7B649E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 100, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 37%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, 21.55, -28.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 35.41, 307.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.896, 15.794, 34.394)`
Decimal	`8086686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B649E, 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 #7B649E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B649E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #7B649E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b649e; }
.text { color: #7b649e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b649e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 100 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b649e, #98649e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B649E?: #7B649E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B649E?: The RGB value is 123, 100, 158: 123 red, 100 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B649E?: The complementary color is #879E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B649E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.