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#8204DC Color

#8204DC is rgb(130, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(275, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 98%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8204DC
HEX#8204DC
RGBrgb(130, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(275, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(275, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.263 301.4)
LABlab(36.73% 68.79 -79.93)
LCHlch(36.73% 105.46 310.72)

What #8204DC 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 #8204DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.33Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.47Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.08Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.04Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 14.3

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

#8204DC Channel Values

How #8204DC 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 130 · G 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8204DC 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8204DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8204DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8204DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8204DC
Complementary
#5EDC04
Analogous
#1604DC
Analogous
#DC04CA
Triadic
#DC8204
Triadic
#04DC82
Split comp.
#CADC04
Split comp.
#04DC16

Tints & Shades of #8204DC

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

#980FFA
#A732FB
#B85AFC
#C982FC
#DBAAFD
#EACDFE

Shades

#7004BE
#6203A5
#500387
#3E0269
#2C024B
#1E0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8204DC.

How #8204DC 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#8204DC
Protanopia#3838DC
Protanomaly#5E2BDC
Deuteranopia#4D4DDB
Deuteranomaly#663CDB
Tritanopia#665555
Tritanomaly#72429E
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8204DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8204dc: #8204DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8204DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8204dc': '#8204DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_8204dc">#8204DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8204DC"

More Purple Colors

#8204DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8204DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8204DC?

#8204DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(275, 96%, 44%) 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 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #8204DC?

#8204DC is rgb(130, 4, 220) — red 130, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8204DC?

#8204DC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8204DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8204DC scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8204DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8204DC 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 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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