What color is #79007F?

#79007F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79007F?

The RGB value is 121, 0, 127: 121 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79007F?

The complementary color is #067F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79007F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79007F color

#79007F rgb(121, 0, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #79007F is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 0% green and 49.8% blue (121, 0, 127).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#79007F color codes

HEX	`#79007F`
RGB	`rgb(121, 0, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 0%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 100%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.38, 57.56, -38.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.38, 69.08, 326.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.716, 5.598, 20.538)`
Decimal	`7929983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79007F, 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 #79007F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#79007F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #79007F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79007f; }
.text { color: #79007f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79007f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 0 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79007f, #7f0046); }

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Questions

What color is #79007F?: #79007F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79007F?: The RGB value is 121, 0, 127: 121 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79007F?: The complementary color is #067F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79007F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.