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#7C0EDD Color

#7C0EDD is rgb(124, 14, 221) in RGB, hsl(272, 88%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 94%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C0EDD
HEX#7C0EDD
RGBrgb(124, 14, 221)
HSLhsl(272, 88%, 46%)
HSVhsv(272, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 94%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.26 298.8)
LABlab(36.33% 66.92 -81.20)
LCHlch(36.33% 105.22 309.49)

What #7C0EDD 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 #7C0EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.15French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.26Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.94Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.72Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.84Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 15.14

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

#7C0EDD Channel Values

How #7C0EDD 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 124 · G 14 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 88% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 94% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.09:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C0EDD 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 text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C0EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C0EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C0EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C0EDD
Complementary
#6EDD0E
Analogous
#150EDD
Analogous
#DD0ED6
Triadic
#DD7C0E
Triadic
#0EDD7C
Split comp.
#D6DD0E
Split comp.
#0EDD15

Tints & Shades of #7C0EDD

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

#8E1EF1
#A144F3
#B266F5
#C58CF8
#D6AEFA
#E9D4FC

Shades

#6C0CC0
#5C0AA3
#4C0986
#3B0769
#2B054D
#1B0330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C0EDD.

How #7C0EDD 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#7C0EDD
Protanopia#3737DD
Protanomaly#5B2BDD
Deuteranopia#4B4BDC
Deuteranomaly#623BDD
Tritanopia#5D5757
Tritanomaly#6B459F
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C0EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c0edd: #7C0EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C0EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c0edd': '#7C0EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.055, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_7c0edd">#7C0EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C0EDD"

More Purple Colors

#7C0EDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C0EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C0EDD?

#7C0EDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 14, 221) in RGB and hsl(272, 88%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #7C0EDD?

#7C0EDD is rgb(124, 14, 221) — red 124, green 14, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C0EDD?

#7C0EDD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 94%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C0EDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C0EDD scores 7.09:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C0EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C0EDD 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 8.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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