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#7E20F8 Color

#7E20F8 is rgb(126, 32, 248) in RGB, hsl(266, 94%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 87%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E20F8
HEX#7E20F8
RGBrgb(126, 32, 248)
HSLhsl(266, 94%, 55%)
HSVhsv(266, 87%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 87%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.277 293.6)
LABlab(40.19% 68.25 -90.13)
LCHlch(40.19% 113.06 307.13)

What #7E20F8 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 #7E20F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 7.97Near Violet#8000FFΔE 8.39Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 8.41Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 10.72Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 11.07Han Purple#5218FAΔE 12.09

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

#7E20F8 Channel Values

How #7E20F8 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 126 · G 32 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 94% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 87% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.09:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E20F8 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 text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E20F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E20F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E20F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E20F8
Complementary
#9BF820
Analogous
#202FF8
Analogous
#EA20F8
Triadic
#F87E20
Triadic
#20F87E
Split comp.
#F8EA20
Split comp.
#2FF820

Tints & Shades of #7E20F8

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

#8F3EF9
#A05CFA
#B279FB
#C69CFC
#D7BAFD
#E8D7FE

Shades

#6B07ED
#5906C6
#4A05A3
#3A0481
#2A035E
#190236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E20F8.

How #7E20F8 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#7E20F8
Protanopia#3E3EF8
Protanomaly#5E34F8
Deuteranopia#4F4FF7
Deuteranomaly#6541F8
Tritanopia#556565
Tritanomaly#6852B4
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #7E20F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e20f8: #7E20F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E20F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e20f8': '#7E20F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.125, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_7e20f8">#7E20F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E20F8"

More Purple Colors

#7E20F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E20F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E20F8?

#7E20F8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 32, 248) in RGB and hsl(266, 94%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #7E20F8?

#7E20F8 is rgb(126, 32, 248) — red 126, green 32, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E20F8?

#7E20F8 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 87%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E20F8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E20F8 scores 6.09:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E20F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E20F8 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 15.14, which is visibly different.

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