What color is #7F79F5?

#7F79F5 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7F79F5?

The RGB value is 127, 121, 245: 127 red, 121 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7F79F5?

The complementary color is #EFF579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7F79F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7F79F5 color

#7F79F5 rgb(127, 121, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7F79F5 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 47.5% green and 96.1% blue (127, 121, 245).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 86% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#7F79F5 color codes

HEX	`#7F79F5`
RGB	`rgb(127, 121, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 47.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 86%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 51%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 34.03, -61.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 70.47, 298.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.066, 24.778, 89.461)`
Decimal	`8354293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7F79F5, 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 #7F79F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7F79F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #7F79F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7f79f5; }
.text { color: #7f79f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7f79f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 121 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7f79f5, #bd79f5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7F79F5?: #7F79F5 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7F79F5?: The RGB value is 127, 121, 245: 127 red, 121 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7F79F5?: The complementary color is #EFF579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7F79F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.