What color is #7B7597?

#7B7597 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7597?

The RGB value is 123, 117, 151: 123 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7597?

The complementary color is #919775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7597 color

#7B7597 rgb(123, 117, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7597 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 45.9% green and 59.2% blue (123, 117, 151).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#7B7597 color codes

HEX	`#7B7597`
RGB	`rgb(123, 117, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 45.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 9.67, -17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 20.03, 298.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.114, 19.168, 31.912)`
Decimal	`8091031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7597, 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 #7B7597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #7B7597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7597; }
.text { color: #7b7597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 117 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7597, #8c7597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7597?: #7B7597 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7597?: The RGB value is 123, 117, 151: 123 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7597?: The complementary color is #919775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.