What color is #7B74B2?

#7B74B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B74B2?

The RGB value is 123, 116, 178: 123 red, 116 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B74B2?

The complementary color is #ABB274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B74B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B74B2 color

#7B74B2 rgb(123, 116, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B74B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.5% green and 69.8% blue (123, 116, 178).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#7B74B2 color codes

HEX	`#7B74B2`
RGB	`rgb(123, 116, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 17.07, -31.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 36.21, 298.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.448, 19.916, 44.772)`
Decimal	`8090802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B74B2, 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 #7B74B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B74B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #7B74B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b74b2; }
.text { color: #7b74b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b74b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 116 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b74b2, #9a74b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B74B2?: #7B74B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B74B2?: The RGB value is 123, 116, 178: 123 red, 116 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B74B2?: The complementary color is #ABB274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B74B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.