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#8207DA Color

#8207DA is rgb(130, 7, 218) in RGB, hsl(275, 94%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 97%, 0%, 15%) 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 6.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8207DA
HEX#8207DA
RGBrgb(130, 7, 218)
HSLhsl(275, 94%, 44%)
HSVhsv(275, 97%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 97%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.261 301.7)
LABlab(36.69% 68.12 -78.86)
LCHlch(36.69% 104.20 310.82)

What #8207DA 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 #8207DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.97Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.42Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.23Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.67Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.97Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 15.38

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

#8207DA Channel Values

How #8207DA 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 7 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 94% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 97% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8207DA 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 text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8207DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8207DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8207DA
Complementary
#5FDA07
Analogous
#1807DA
Analogous
#DA07C8
Triadic
#DA8207
Triadic
#07DA82
Split comp.
#C8DA07
Split comp.
#07DA18

Tints & Shades of #8207DA

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

#9812F8
#A734F9
#B85CFA
#C983FB
#DAABFC
#E9CEFD

Shades

#7006BC
#6105A3
#500486
#3E0368
#2C024A
#1D0231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8207DA.

How #8207DA 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#8207DA
Protanopia#3838DA
Protanomaly#5F2CDA
Deuteranopia#4E4ED9
Deuteranomaly#673DD9
Tritanopia#665555
Tritanomaly#72429C
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #8207DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8207da: #8207DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8207DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8207da': '#8207DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.027, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8207da">#8207DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8207DA"

More Purple Colors

#8207DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8207DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8207DA?

#8207DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(130, 7, 218) in RGB and hsl(275, 94%, 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #8207DA?

#8207DA is rgb(130, 7, 218) — red 130, green 7, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8207DA?

#8207DA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 97%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8207DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8207DA scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8207DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8207DA 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 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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