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#7F3AEE Color

#7F3AEE is rgb(127, 58, 238) in RGB, hsl(263, 84%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 76%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F3AEE
HEX#7F3AEE
RGBrgb(127, 58, 238)
HSLhsl(263, 84%, 58%)
HSVhsv(263, 76%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 76%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.248 293.9)
LABlab(42.67% 57.72 -80.44)
LCHlch(42.67% 99.00 305.66)

What #7F3AEE 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 #7F3AEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.08French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.1Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.43Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.52Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.16Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 18.18

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

#7F3AEE Channel Values

How #7F3AEE 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 58 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 84% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 76% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.61:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F3AEE 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 text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F3AEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F3AEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F3AEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F3AEE
Complementary
#A9EE3A
Analogous
#3A4FEE
Analogous
#D93AEE
Triadic
#EE7F3A
Triadic
#3AEE7F
Split comp.
#EED93A
Split comp.
#4FEE3A

Tints & Shades of #7F3AEE

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

#9156F0
#A06EF2
#B38AF5
#C5A6F7
#D7C2FA
#E7D9FC

Shades

#6714EB
#5812CA
#480EA4
#370B7F
#270859
#190538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F3AEE.

How #7F3AEE 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#7F3AEE
Protanopia#4B4BEE
Protanomaly#6445EE
Deuteranopia#5858ED
Deuteranomaly#6A4EEE
Tritanopia#5D6A6A
Tritanomaly#6C5BAF
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #7F3AEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f3aee: #7F3AEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F3AEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f3aee': '#7F3AEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.227, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_7f3aee">#7F3AEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F3AEE"

More Purple Colors

#7F3AEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7F3AEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F3AEE?

#7F3AEE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(127, 58, 238) in RGB and hsl(263, 84%, 58%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #7F3AEE?

#7F3AEE is rgb(127, 58, 238) — red 127, green 58, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F3AEE?

#7F3AEE converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 76%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F3AEE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7F3AEE scores 5.61:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F3AEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F3AEE 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 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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