What color is #7B6883?

#7B6883 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B6883?

The RGB value is 123, 104, 131: 123 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6883?

The complementary color is #708368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6883?

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.

#7B6883 color

#7B6883 rgb(123, 104, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6883 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 40.8% green and 51.4% blue (123, 104, 131).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B6883 color codes

HEX	`#7B6883`
RGB	`rgb(123, 104, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 40.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, 12.87, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 17.69, 316.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.215, 15.75, 23.602)`
Decimal	`8087683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6883, 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 #7B6883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6883 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 #7B6883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6883; }
.text { color: #7b6883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 104 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6883, #83687e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6883?: #7B6883 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B6883?: The RGB value is 123, 104, 131: 123 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6883?: The complementary color is #708368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6883?: 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.