What color is #7F3F85?

#7F3F85 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F3F85?

The RGB value is 127, 63, 133: 127 red, 63 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F3F85?

The complementary color is #45853F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F3F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F3F85 color

#7F3F85 rgb(127, 63, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F3F85 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 24.7% green and 52.2% blue (127, 63, 133).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Purple Sultan (#853682), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#7F3F85 color codes

HEX	`#7F3F85`
RGB	`rgb(127, 63, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 24.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 53%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 38.55, -27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 47.37, 324.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.763, 9.761, 23.292)`
Decimal	`8339333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F3F85, 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 #7F3F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7F3F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #7F3F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f3f85; }
.text { color: #7f3f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f3f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 63 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f3f85, #853f68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F3F85?: #7F3F85 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Sultan. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F3F85?: The RGB value is 127, 63, 133: 127 red, 63 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F3F85?: The complementary color is #45853F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F3F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.