What color is #7958A7?

#7958A7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7958A7?

The RGB value is 121, 88, 167: 121 red, 88 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7958A7?

The complementary color is #86A758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7958A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7958A7 color

#7958A7 rgb(121, 88, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7958A7 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 34.5% green and 65.5% blue (121, 88, 167).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#7958A7 color codes

HEX	`#7958A7`
RGB	`rgb(121, 88, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 34.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 47%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.99, 30.38, -37.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.99, 48.4, 308.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.348, 13.834, 38.255)`
Decimal	`7952551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7958A7, 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 #7958A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7958A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #7958A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7958a7; }
.text { color: #7958a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7958a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 88 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7958a7, #a058a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7958A7?: #7958A7 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7958A7?: The RGB value is 121, 88, 167: 121 red, 88 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7958A7?: The complementary color is #86A758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7958A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.