What color is #7F5E91?

#7F5E91 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 #7F5E91?

The RGB value is 127, 94, 145: 127 red, 94 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F5E91?

The complementary color is #70915E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F5E91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F5E91 color

#7F5E91 rgb(127, 94, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F5E91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 36.9% green and 56.9% blue (127, 94, 145).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7F5E91 color codes

HEX	`#7F5E91`
RGB	`rgb(127, 94, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 36.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 23.36, -22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 32.74, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.865, 14.562, 28.652)`
Decimal	`8347281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F5E91, 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 #7F5E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F5E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #7F5E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f5e91; }
.text { color: #7f5e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f5e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 94 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f5e91, #915e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F5E91?: #7F5E91 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 #7F5E91?: The RGB value is 127, 94, 145: 127 red, 94 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F5E91?: The complementary color is #70915E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F5E91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.