What color is #7B7499?

#7B7499 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7499?

The RGB value is 123, 116, 153: 123 red, 116 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7499?

The complementary color is #929974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7499 color

#7B7499 rgb(123, 116, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7499 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.5% green and 60% blue (123, 116, 153).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#7B7499 color codes

HEX	`#7B7499`
RGB	`rgb(123, 116, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, 10.74, -19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 21.83, 299.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.162, 19.001, 32.736)`
Decimal	`8090777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7499, 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 #7B7499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #7B7499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7499; }
.text { color: #7b7499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 116 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7499, #8e7499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7499?: #7B7499 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7499?: The RGB value is 123, 116, 153: 123 red, 116 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7499?: The complementary color is #929974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.