What color is #7E39F7?

#7E39F7 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E39F7?

The RGB value is 126, 57, 247: 126 red, 57 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E39F7?

The complementary color is #B2F739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E39F7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E39F7 color

#7E39F7 rgb(126, 57, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7E39F7 is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 22.4% green and 96.9% blue (126, 57, 247).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 92% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#7E39F7 color codes

HEX	`#7E39F7`
RGB	`rgb(126, 57, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 22.4%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 92%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 77%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 77%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, 67.98, -83.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 107.41, 309.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.851, 14.076, 89.28)`
Decimal	`8272375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E39F7, 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 #7E39F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7E39F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #7E39F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e39f7; }
.text { color: #7e39f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e39f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 57 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e39f7, #dd39f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E39F7?: #7E39F7 is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Blue Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E39F7?: The RGB value is 126, 57, 247: 126 red, 57 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E39F7?: The complementary color is #B2F739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E39F7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.