What color is #7F679B?

#7F679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F679B?

The RGB value is 127, 103, 155: 127 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F679B?

The complementary color is #839B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F679B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F679B color

#7F679B rgb(127, 103, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F679B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 40.4% green and 60.8% blue (127, 103, 155).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#7F679B color codes

HEX	`#7F679B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 103, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 40.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, 20.31, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 31.98, 309.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.518, 16.579, 33.176)`
Decimal	`8349595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F679B, 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 #7F679B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#7F679B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #7F679B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f679b; }
.text { color: #7f679b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f679b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 103 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f679b, #99679b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F679B?: #7F679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F679B?: The RGB value is 127, 103, 155: 127 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F679B?: The complementary color is #839B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F679B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.