What color is #7B6588?

#7B6588 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6588?

The RGB value is 123, 101, 136: 123 red, 101 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6588?

The complementary color is #728865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6588?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6588 color

#7B6588 rgb(123, 101, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6588 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.6% green and 53.3% blue (123, 101, 136).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7B6588 color codes

HEX	`#7B6588`
RGB	`rgb(123, 101, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, 15.77, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 22.5, 314.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.265, 15.296, 25.331)`
Decimal	`8086920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6588, 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 #7B6588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #7B6588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6588; }
.text { color: #7b6588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 101 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6588, #886583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6588?: #7B6588 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6588?: The RGB value is 123, 101, 136: 123 red, 101 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6588?: The complementary color is #728865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6588?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.