What color is #7B6880?

#7B6880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6880?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 128: 123 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6880?

The complementary color is #6D8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6880 color

#7B6880 rgb(123, 104, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6880 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 50.2% blue (123, 104, 128).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7B6880 color codes

HEX	`#7B6880`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.54, 12.23, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.54, 16.12, 319.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.014, 15.67, 22.546)`
Decimal	`8087680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6880, 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 #7B6880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #7B6880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6880; }
.text { color: #7b6880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6880, #806879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B6880?: #7B6880 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6880?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 128: 123 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6880?: The complementary color is #6D8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.