What color is #7F7492?

#7F7492 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7492?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 146: 127 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7492?

The complementary color is #879274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7492 color

#7F7492 rgb(127, 116, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F7492 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (127, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#7F7492 color codes

HEX	`#7F7492`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 10.47, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 18.07, 305.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.185, 19.078, 29.808)`
Decimal	`8352914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7492, 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 #7F7492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #7F7492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7492; }
.text { color: #7f7492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7492, #8e7492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F7492?: #7F7492 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7492?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 146: 127 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7492?: The complementary color is #879274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.