What color is #7B6F8C?

#7B6F8C 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 #7B6F8C?

The RGB value is 123, 111, 140: 123 red, 111 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B6F8C?

The complementary color is #808C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B6F8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B6F8C color

#7B6F8C rgb(123, 111, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B6F8C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.5% green and 54.9% blue (123, 111, 140).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#7B6F8C color codes

HEX	`#7B6F8C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 111, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, 10.68, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 17.73, 307.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.586, 17.473, 27.199)`
Decimal	`8089484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B6F8C, 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 #7B6F8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B6F8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #7B6F8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b6f8c; }
.text { color: #7b6f8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b6f8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 111 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b6f8c, #8a6f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B6F8C?: #7B6F8C 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 #7B6F8C?: The RGB value is 123, 111, 140: 123 red, 111 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B6F8C?: The complementary color is #808C6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B6F8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.