#7f7bad Color Information

#7f7bad Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #7f7bad. In RGB, it consists of 49.8% Red, 48.2% Green, and 67.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.6% Cyan, 28.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 244.8°, with saturation of 23.4% and lightness of 58%. The decimal value for #7f7bad is 8354733, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #7f7bad is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#7f7bad Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color127, 123, 173 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color49.8%, 48.2%, 67.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.502, 0.518, 0.322 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.266, 0.289, 0, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color244.8°, 23.4%, 58.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color244.8°, 28.9%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.378, 21.695, 42.491 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color127, 123, 173 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8354733 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.702, 12.837, -25.977 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.702, 28.976, 296.296 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.702, -1.046, -40.752 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.578, 8.080, -21.482 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.267, 0.248, 21.695 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286544813 / 0xff7f7bad Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #7f7bad

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #7f7bad, its pure hue is 244.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #7f7bad, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #100f16 to #6f6c97.

Tints of #7f7bad

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #7f7bad, its pure hue is 244.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #7f7bad, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8f8cb7 to #efeff5.

Tones of #7f7bad

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #7f7bad, its pure hue is 244.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #7f7bad, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3a29ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #7f7bad

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #7f7bad! For #7f7bad, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #7f7bad. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #7f7bad

This color, #7f7bad, consists of 49.8% Red, 48.2% Green, and 67.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 127, Green = 123, Blue = 173. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #7f7bad is 26.6% Cyan, 28.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R49.8%
C26.6%
G48.2%
M28.9%
B67.8%
Y0.0%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 127 123 173
Octal 177 173 255
Hexa #7f #7b #ad
Binary 01111111 01111011 10101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 28 0 32
Octal 32 34 0 40
Hexa #1a #1c #00 #20
Binary 00011010 00011100 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #7f7bad

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #7f7bad — which has hue 244.8° — its analogous colors are located at 214.8° and 274.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7f7bad.

Triadic Colors of #7f7bad

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #7f7bad — which has hue 244.8° — its triadic colors are located at 4.8° and 244.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7f7bad.

Complementary Color of #7f7bad

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #7f7bad — which has hue 244.8° — its complementary color is located at 64.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7f7bad.

Split Complementary Colors of #7f7bad

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #7f7bad — which has hue 244.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.8° and 244.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7f7bad.

Tetradic Colors of #7f7bad

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #7f7bad — which has hue 244.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 154.8°, 244.8°, 334.8°, and 64.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7f7bad.

Monochromatic Colors of #7f7bad

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #7f7bad, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #55536a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bab7dc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #7f7bad

We want to make getting started with #7f7bad on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #7f7bad into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #7f7bad can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #7f7bad with other HTML elements.

#7f7bad Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #7f7bad.
<span style="color: #7f7bad;">The color of this text is #7f7bad.</span>

#7f7bad Background Color

The background color for this text is #7f7bad.
<div style="background-color: #7f7bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #7f7bad.</div>

#7f7bad Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #7f7bad.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #7f7bad;">This color for the shadow of this text is #7f7bad.</span>

#7f7bad Border Color

This is a div with border color #7f7bad.
<div style="border: #7f7bad 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #7f7bad.</div>

#7f7bad Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #7f7bad on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7f7bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7f7bad on a white background.</div></div>

#7f7bad Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #7f7bad on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7f7bad; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7f7bad on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #7f7bad to White

This is a gradient from #7f7bad to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7f7bad,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7f7bad to white.</div>

Gradient from #7f7bad to Black

This is a gradient from #7f7bad to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7f7bad,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7f7bad,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7f7bad to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #7f7bad

In addition to using #7f7bad on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #7f7bad in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #7f7bad, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 127, Green = 123, Blue = 173). If you need details about the color coordinates of #7f7bad in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #7f7bad
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(127, 123, 173)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #7f7bad; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #7f7bad; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #7f7bad; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(127, 123, 173);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#7f7bad")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:127, green:123, blue:173, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:127 green:123 blue:173 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(127f, 123f, 173f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(127, 123, 173);
 

#7f7bad Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #7f7bad the same way. For those with color blindness, #7f7bad might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #7f7bad looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #7f7bad is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #7f7bad looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #7f7bad will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #7f7bad is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #7f7bad would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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