Information about #7F5ED9 color

#7F5ED9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7F5ED9 falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(127, 94, 217) — 49.8% red, 36.9% green, 85.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 48 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #7F5ED9 reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple (#865CD3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purpley (#8756E4) and Purple Sage Bush (#7A5DC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(127, 94, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #7F5ED9: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. #7F5ED9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#7F5ED9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#7F5ED9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7F5ED9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7F5ED9
  • RGB127, 94, 217
  • CMYK35, 48, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(127, 94, 217)
  • HSL256°, 62%, 61%
  • HSL Precise256.098°, 61.809%, 60.98%
  • HSV256°, 57%, 85%
  • HSB256°, 57%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.498, 0.369, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.498, 0.369, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.498, 0.369, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7F5ED9
  • DECIMAL ID8347353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01