What color is #7B6686?

#7B6686 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 #7B6686?

The RGB value is 123, 102, 134: 123 red, 102 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6686?

The complementary color is #718666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6686?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6686 color

#7B6686 rgb(123, 102, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6686 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40% green and 52.5% blue (123, 102, 134).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#7B6686 color codes

HEX	`#7B6686`
RGB	`rgb(123, 102, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, 14.73, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 20.71, 315.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.222, 15.435, 24.622)`
Decimal	`8087174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6686, 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 #7B6686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #7B6686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6686; }
.text { color: #7b6686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 102 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6686, #866681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6686?: #7B6686 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 #7B6686?: The RGB value is 123, 102, 134: 123 red, 102 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6686?: The complementary color is #718666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6686?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.