What color is #7B7388?

#7B7388 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7388?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 136: 123 red, 115 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7388?

The complementary color is #808873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7388 color

#7B7388 rgb(123, 115, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B7388 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 53.3% blue (123, 115, 136).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#7B7388 color codes

HEX	`#7B7388`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 7.41, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 12.73, 305.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.742, 18.25, 25.823)`
Decimal	`8090504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7388, 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 #7B7388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7B7388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #7B7388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7388; }
.text { color: #7b7388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7388, #867388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B7388?: #7B7388 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7388?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 136: 123 red, 115 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7388?: The complementary color is #808873, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.