What color is #7F37BC?

#7F37BC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Shredder Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F37BC?

The RGB value is 127, 55, 188: 127 red, 55 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F37BC?

The complementary color is #74BC37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F37BC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F37BC color

#7F37BC rgb(127, 55, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F37BC is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 21.6% green and 73.7% blue (127, 55, 188).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 55% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shredder Lavender (#7737AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7F37BC color codes

HEX	`#7F37BC`
RGB	`rgb(127, 55, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 21.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 55%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 71%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 71%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, 54.68, -57.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 79.3, 313.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.194, 10.875, 48.655)`
Decimal	`8337340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F37BC, 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 #7F37BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F37BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #7F37BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f37bc; }
.text { color: #7f37bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f37bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 55 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f37bc, #bc37b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F37BC?: #7F37BC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Shredder Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F37BC?: The RGB value is 127, 55, 188: 127 red, 55 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F37BC?: The complementary color is #74BC37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F37BC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.