What color is #7F5D95?

#7F5D95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F5D95?

The RGB value is 127, 93, 149: 127 red, 93 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5D95?

The complementary color is #73955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5D95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5D95 color

#7F5D95 rgb(127, 93, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5D95 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.5% green and 58.4% blue (127, 93, 149).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#7F5D95 color codes

HEX	`#7F5D95`
RGB	`rgb(127, 93, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, 24.87, -25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 35.58, 314.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.091, 14.511, 30.276)`
Decimal	`8347029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5D95, 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 #7F5D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #7F5D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5d95; }
.text { color: #7f5d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 93 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5d95, #955d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F5D95?: #7F5D95 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F5D95?: The RGB value is 127, 93, 149: 127 red, 93 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5D95?: The complementary color is #73955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5D95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.