What color is #7F73B1?

#7F73B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F73B1?

The RGB value is 127, 115, 177: 127 red, 115 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F73B1?

The complementary color is #A5B173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F73B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F73B1 color

#7F73B1 rgb(127, 115, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F73B1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 69.4% blue (127, 115, 177).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#7F73B1 color codes

HEX	`#7F73B1`
RGB	`rgb(127, 115, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, 18.6, -31.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 36.38, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.817, 19.947, 44.235)`
Decimal	`8352689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F73B1, 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 #7F73B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F73B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	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 #7F73B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f73b1; }
.text { color: #7f73b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f73b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 115 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f73b1, #9e73b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F73B1?: #7F73B1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F73B1?: The RGB value is 127, 115, 177: 127 red, 115 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F73B1?: The complementary color is #A5B173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F73B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.