What color is #7F00FF?

#7F00FF is a vivid violet known as Violent Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violent Violet?

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

What is the complementary color of Violent Violet?

The complementary color is #80FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F00FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violent Violet color: hex code #7F00FF

#7F00FF rgb(127, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Violent Violet has the hex code #7F00FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 0% green and 100% blue (127, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 100% 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 6.28:1).

Violent Violet (#7F00FF) color codes

HEX	`#7F00FF`
RGB	`rgb(127, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, 83.09, -93.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 125.09, 311.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.797, 11.731, 95.441)`
Decimal	`8323327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violent Violet, 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 #7F00FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F00FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #7F00FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f00ff; }
.text { color: #7f00ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f00ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f00ff, #ff00ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7F00FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7F00FF?: #7F00FF is a vivid violet known as Violent Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violent Violet?: The RGB value is 127, 0, 255: 127 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violent Violet?: The complementary color is #80FF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F00FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.