What color is #7B64A1?

#7B64A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B64A1?

The RGB value is 123, 100, 161: 123 red, 100 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B64A1?

The complementary color is #8AA164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B64A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B64A1 color

#7B64A1 rgb(123, 100, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B64A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.2% green and 63.1% blue (123, 100, 161).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#7B64A1 color codes

HEX	`#7B64A1`
RGB	`rgb(123, 100, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 38%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 22.29, -29.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 37.1, 306.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.157, 15.898, 35.771)`
Decimal	`8086689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B64A1, 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 #7B64A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B64A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #7B64A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b64a1; }
.text { color: #7b64a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b64a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 100 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b64a1, #9964a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B64A1?: #7B64A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B64A1?: The RGB value is 123, 100, 161: 123 red, 100 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B64A1?: The complementary color is #8AA164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B64A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.