What color is #7F40C7?

#7F40C7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F40C7?

The RGB value is 127, 64, 199: 127 red, 64 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F40C7?

The complementary color is #88C740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F40C7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F40C7 color

#7F40C7 rgb(127, 64, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F40C7 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 25.1% green and 78% blue (127, 64, 199).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 55% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Purple Rain (#7442C8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#7F40C7 color codes

HEX	`#7F40C7`
RGB	`rgb(127, 64, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 25.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 55%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 68%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 53.08, -60.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 80.18, 311.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.892, 12.302, 55.296)`
Decimal	`8339655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F40C7, 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 #7F40C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F40C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #7F40C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f40c7; }
.text { color: #7f40c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f40c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 64 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f40c7, #c340c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue Violet.

Questions

What color is #7F40C7?: #7F40C7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F40C7?: The RGB value is 127, 64, 199: 127 red, 64 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F40C7?: The complementary color is #88C740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F40C7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.