What color is #7B7093?

#7B7093 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7093?

The RGB value is 123, 112, 147: 123 red, 112 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7093?

The complementary color is #889370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7093?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7093 color

#7B7093 rgb(123, 112, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B7093 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 43.9% green and 57.6% blue (123, 112, 147).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#7B7093 color codes

HEX	`#7B7093`
RGB	`rgb(123, 112, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 43.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.38, 11.7, -17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.38, 21.03, 303.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.228, 17.906, 30.041)`
Decimal	`8089747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7093, 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 #7B7093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #7B7093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7093; }
.text { color: #7b7093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 112 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7093, #8d7093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7093?: #7B7093 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7093?: The RGB value is 123, 112, 147: 123 red, 112 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7093?: The complementary color is #889370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7093?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.