What color is #7B7288?

#7B7288 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7288?

The RGB value is 123, 114, 136: 123 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7288?

The complementary color is #7F8872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7288 color

#7B7288 rgb(123, 114, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B7288 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 44.7% green and 53.3% blue (123, 114, 136).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#7B7288 color codes

HEX	`#7B7288`
RGB	`rgb(123, 114, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 44.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 8.01, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 13.41, 306.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.629, 18.023, 25.785)`
Decimal	`8090248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7288, 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 #7B7288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #7B7288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7288; }
.text { color: #7b7288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 114 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7288, #867288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7288?: #7B7288 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7288?: The RGB value is 123, 114, 136: 123 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7288?: The complementary color is #7F8872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.