What color is #7F22FF?

#7F22FF is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Purple Climax. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F22FF?

The RGB value is 127, 34, 255: 127 red, 34 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F22FF?

The complementary color is #A2FF22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F22FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F22FF color

#7F22FF rgb(127, 34, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F22FF is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 13.3% green and 100% blue (127, 34, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Purple Climax (#8800FF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#7F22FF color codes

HEX	`#7F22FF`
RGB	`rgb(127, 34, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 13.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 87%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 77.7, -90.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 119.31, 310.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.369, 12.875, 95.631)`
Decimal	`8332031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F22FF, 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 #7F22FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F22FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #7F22FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f22ff; }
.text { color: #7f22ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f22ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 34 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f22ff, #ee22ff); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7F22FF?: #7F22FF is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Purple Climax. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F22FF?: The RGB value is 127, 34, 255: 127 red, 34 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F22FF?: The complementary color is #A2FF22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F22FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.