What color is #7B7BBE?

#7B7BBE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B7BBE?

The RGB value is 123, 123, 190: 123 red, 123 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B7BBE?

The complementary color is #BEBE7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B7BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B7BBE color

#7B7BBE rgb(123, 123, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7B7BBE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 48.2% green and 74.5% blue (123, 123, 190).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#7B7BBE color codes

HEX	`#7B7BBE`
RGB	`rgb(123, 123, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 48.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 35%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 16.13, -35.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 38.63, 294.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.543, 22.094, 51.677)`
Decimal	`8092606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B7BBE, 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 #7B7BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B7BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #7B7BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b7bbe; }
.text { color: #7b7bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b7bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 123 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b7bbe, #9d7bbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7B7BBE?: #7B7BBE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B7BBE?: The RGB value is 123, 123, 190: 123 red, 123 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B7BBE?: The complementary color is #BEBE7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B7BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.