What color is #7B7391?

#7B7391 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 #7B7391?

The RGB value is 123, 115, 145: 123 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7391?

The complementary color is #899173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7391 color

#7B7391 rgb(123, 115, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7B7391 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.1% green and 56.9% blue (123, 115, 145).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#7B7391 color codes

HEX	`#7B7391`
RGB	`rgb(123, 115, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 9.45, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 17.88, 301.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.409, 18.517, 29.334)`
Decimal	`8090513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7391, 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 #7B7391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #7B7391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7391; }
.text { color: #7b7391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 115 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7391, #8a7391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7391?: #7B7391 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 #7B7391?: The RGB value is 123, 115, 145: 123 red, 115 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7391?: The complementary color is #899173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.