What color is #7F61A6?

#7F61A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F61A6?

The RGB value is 127, 97, 166: 127 red, 97 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F61A6?

The complementary color is #88A661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F61A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F61A6 color

#7F61A6 rgb(127, 97, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F61A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 38% green and 65.1% blue (127, 97, 166).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7F61A6 color codes

HEX	`#7F61A6`
RGB	`rgb(127, 97, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 38%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 42%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 42%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, 26.55, -32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 42.16, 309.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.909, 15.815, 38.073)`
Decimal	`8348070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F61A6, 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 #7F61A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F61A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #7F61A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f61a6; }
.text { color: #7f61a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f61a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 97 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f61a6, #a261a6); }

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Questions

What color is #7F61A6?: #7F61A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F61A6?: The RGB value is 127, 97, 166: 127 red, 97 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F61A6?: The complementary color is #88A661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F61A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.