Violet (color Wheel) (#7F00FF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.28:1 — vs black: 3.35:1

Color values

  • HEX #7F00FF
  • RGB rgb(127, 0, 255)
  • HSL hsl(269, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 50.2, 100, 0, 0 )
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7F00FF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
#80FF00
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
Blue
#0000FF
Magenta
#FF00FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00
Spring Green
#00FF7F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
Yellow
#FFFF00
Green
#00FF00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
Red
#FF0000
#80FF00
Cyan
#00FFFF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF Base
Deep Violet
#330066
#5900B3
#6B00D6
#9329FF
#A54DFF
Pale Violet
#CC99FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Violet (color Wheel), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D001A
— #240047
— #3A0075
— #5100A3
— #6800D1
Violet (color Wheel) #7F00FF Base
— #962EFF
— #AD5CFF
— #C48AFF
— #DBB8FF
— #F2E6FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7F00FF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7F00FF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7F00FF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7F00FF;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7F00FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7F00FF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$violet-(color-wheel): #7F00FF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$violet-(color-wheel)-r: 127;
$violet-(color-wheel)-g: 0;
$violet-(color-wheel)-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $violet-(color-wheel);
    color: rgba($violet-(color-wheel)-r, $violet-(color-wheel)-g, $violet-(color-wheel)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Violet (color Wheel) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7F00FF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4646FE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2A2AFF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4F6464 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #606060 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Violet (color Wheel) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Violet (color Wheel) #7F00FF Base
Electric Indigo #6F00FF ΔE 2.10
Electric Violet #8F00FF ΔE 2.34
Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 4.24
Vivid Violet #9F00FF ΔE 4.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.