What color is #7B738D?

#7B738D 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 #7B738D?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 141: 123 red, 115 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B738D?

The complementary color is #858D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B738D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B738D color

#7B738D rgb(123, 115, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B738D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 55.3% blue (123, 115, 141).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#7B738D color codes

HEX	`#7B738D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, 8.53, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 15.58, 303.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.106, 18.395, 27.738)`
Decimal	`8090509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B738D, 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 #7B738D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B738D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #7B738D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b738d; }
.text { color: #7b738d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b738d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b738d, #88738d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B738D?: #7B738D 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 #7B738D?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 141: 123 red, 115 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B738D?: The complementary color is #858D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B738D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.