What color is #7F01FE?

#7F01FE is a vivid violet known as Poisoning Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poisoning Purple?

The RGB value is 127, 1, 254: 127 red, 1 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poisoning Purple?

The complementary color is #80FE01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F01FE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poisoning Purple color: hex code #7F01FE

#7F01FE rgb(127, 1, 254)

Shades of purple

Poisoning Purple has the hex code #7F01FE. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 0.4% green and 99.6% blue (127, 1, 254).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 99% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

Poisoning Purple (#7F01FE) color codes

HEX	`#7F01FE`
RGB	`rgb(127, 1, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 0.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 99%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 82.78, -93.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 124.54, 311.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.648, 11.689, 94.599)`
Decimal	`8323582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poisoning Purple, 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 #7F01FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F01FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	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 #7F01FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f01fe; }
.text { color: #7f01fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f01fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 1 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f01fe, #fe01fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7F01FE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F01FE?: #7F01FE is a vivid violet known as Poisoning Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poisoning Purple?: The RGB value is 127, 1, 254: 127 red, 1 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poisoning Purple?: The complementary color is #80FE01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F01FE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.