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#7F04DC Color

#7F04DC is rgb(127, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(274, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 98%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F04DC
HEX#7F04DC
RGBrgb(127, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(274, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(274, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.263 300.3)
LABlab(36.27% 68.40 -80.71)
LCHlch(36.27% 105.80 310.28)

What #7F04DC 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 #7F04DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.72French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.85Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.2Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.01Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.08Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.41

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

#7F04DC Channel Values

How #7F04DC 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 127 · G 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.11:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F04DC 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 text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F04DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F04DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F04DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F04DC
Complementary
#62DC04
Analogous
#1304DC
Analogous
#DC04CE
Triadic
#DC7F04
Triadic
#04DC7F
Split comp.
#CEDC04
Split comp.
#04DC13

Tints & Shades of #7F04DC

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

#940FFA
#A432FB
#B65AFC
#C782FC
#D9AAFD
#E9CDFE

Shades

#6D04BE
#5F03A5
#4E0387
#3C0269
#2B024B
#1D0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F04DC.

How #7F04DC 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#7F04DC
Protanopia#3636DC
Protanomaly#5C2ADC
Deuteranopia#4B4BDB
Deuteranomaly#643BDC
Tritanopia#625555
Tritanomaly#6F429E
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #7F04DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f04dc: #7F04DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F04DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f04dc': '#7F04DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7f04dc">#7F04DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F04DC"

More Purple Colors

#7F04DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7F04DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F04DC?

#7F04DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(127, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(274, 96%, 44%) 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 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #7F04DC?

#7F04DC is rgb(127, 4, 220) — red 127, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F04DC?

#7F04DC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F04DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7F04DC scores 7.11:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F04DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F04DC 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 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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