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#7807D5 Color

#7807D5 is rgb(120, 7, 213) in RGB, hsl(273, 94%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 97%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7807D5
HEX#7807D5
RGBrgb(120, 7, 213)
HSLhsl(273, 94%, 43%)
HSVhsv(273, 97%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 97%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.255 299.2)
LABlab(34.73% 65.98 -79.26)
LCHlch(34.73% 103.13 309.78)

What #7807D5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7807D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.66Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.85Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.07Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.03Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.44Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 17.61

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#7807D5 Channel Values

How #7807D5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 7 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 94% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 97% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.53:1 vs white · 2.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7807D5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7807D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7807D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7807D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7807D5
Complementary
#63D507
Analogous
#1107D5
Analogous
#D507CA
Triadic
#D57807
Triadic
#07D578
Split comp.
#CAD507
Split comp.
#07D511

Tints & Shades of #7807D5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8E0DF8
#A034F9
#B35CFA
#C37EFB
#D5A6FC
#E8CEFD

Shades

#6706B7
#59059E
#490481
#3B0368
#2A024A
#1C0231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7807D5.

How #7807D5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7807D5
Protanopia#3434D5
Protanomaly#5728D5
Deuteranopia#4747D4
Deuteranomaly#5F38D5
Tritanopia#5A5353
Tritanomaly#684199
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #7807D5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7807d5: #7807D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7807D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7807d5': '#7807D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.027, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_7807d5">#7807D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#7807D5"

More Purple Colors

#7807D5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7807D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7807D5?

#7807D5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 7, 213) in RGB and hsl(273, 94%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #7807D5?

#7807D5 is rgb(120, 7, 213) — red 120, green 7, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7807D5?

#7807D5 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 97%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7807D5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7807D5 scores 7.53:1 against white and 2.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7807D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7807D5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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