What color is #7B6990?

#7B6990 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 #7B6990?

The RGB value is 123, 105, 144: 123 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6990?

The complementary color is #7E9069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6990 color

#7B6990 rgb(123, 105, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6990 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 41.2% green and 56.5% blue (123, 105, 144).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#7B6990 color codes

HEX	`#7B6990`
RGB	`rgb(123, 105, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 41.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, 15.19, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 24.11, 309.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.253, 16.328, 28.57)`
Decimal	`8087952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6990, 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 #7B6990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #7B6990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6990; }
.text { color: #7b6990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 105 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6990, #8e6990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6990?: #7B6990 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 #7B6990?: The RGB value is 123, 105, 144: 123 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6990?: The complementary color is #7E9069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.