What color is #7B6597?

#7B6597 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6597?

The RGB value is 123, 101, 151: 123 red, 101 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6597?

The complementary color is #819765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6597?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6597 color

#7B6597 rgb(123, 101, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6597 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 39.6% green and 59.2% blue (123, 101, 151).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#7B6597 color codes

HEX	`#7B6597`
RGB	`rgb(123, 101, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 39.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 19.24, -24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 30.79, 308.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.407, 15.753, 31.343)`
Decimal	`8086935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6597, 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 #7B6597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #7B6597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6597; }
.text { color: #7b6597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 101 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6597, #946597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6597?: #7B6597 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6597?: The RGB value is 123, 101, 151: 123 red, 101 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6597?: The complementary color is #819765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6597?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.