What color is #7F7497?

#7F7497 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F7497?

The RGB value is 127, 116, 151: 127 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7497?

The complementary color is #8C9774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7497 color

#7F7497 rgb(127, 116, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F7497 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.5% green and 59.2% blue (127, 116, 151).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#7F7497 color codes

HEX	`#7F7497`
RGB	`rgb(127, 116, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 45.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, 11.62, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 20.91, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.583, 19.237, 31.901)`
Decimal	`8352919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7497, 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 #7F7497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #7F7497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7497; }
.text { color: #7f7497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 116 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7497, #917497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F7497?: #7F7497 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Purple Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F7497?: The RGB value is 127, 116, 151: 127 red, 116 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7497?: The complementary color is #8C9774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.