What color is #7F7697?

#7F7697 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 #7F7697?

The RGB value is 127, 118, 151: 127 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F7697?

The complementary color is #8E9776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F7697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F7697 color

#7F7697 rgb(127, 118, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #7F7697 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 46.3% green and 59.2% blue (127, 118, 151).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Purple Haze (#807396), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#7F7697 color codes

HEX	`#7F7697`
RGB	`rgb(127, 118, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 46.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 10.44, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 19.58, 302.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.816, 19.703, 31.979)`
Decimal	`8353431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F7697, 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 #7F7697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F7697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #7F7697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f7697; }
.text { color: #7f7697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f7697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 118 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f7697, #907697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7F7697?: #7F7697 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 #7F7697?: The RGB value is 127, 118, 151: 127 red, 118 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F7697?: The complementary color is #8E9776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F7697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.