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#8A07ED Color

#8A07ED is rgb(138, 7, 237) in RGB, hsl(274, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A07ED
HEX#8A07ED
RGBrgb(138, 7, 237)
HSLhsl(274, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(274, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.277 300.5)
LABlab(39.48% 72.20 -85.04)
LCHlch(39.48% 111.56 310.33)

What #8A07ED 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 #8A07ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 8.07Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 8.22Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.23Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 9.85Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 10.38Near Violet#8000FFΔE 10.69

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

#8A07ED Channel Values

How #8A07ED 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 138 · G 7 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.3:1 vs white · 3.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A07ED 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 text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A07ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A07ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A07ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A07ED
Complementary
#6BED07
Analogous
#1707ED
Analogous
#ED07DE
Triadic
#ED8A07
Triadic
#07ED8A
Split comp.
#DEED07
Split comp.
#07ED17

Tints & Shades of #8A07ED

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

#9B20F8
#AA43F9
#BA66FA
#CC8DFB
#DBB0FD
#EBD2FE

Shades

#7906D0
#6405AD
#53048F
#420472
#310354
#1D0231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A07ED.

How #8A07ED 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#8A07ED
Protanopia#3C3CED
Protanomaly#642FED
Deuteranopia#5353EC
Deuteranomaly#6D41EC
Tritanopia#6B5D5D
Tritanomaly#7949AA
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #8A07ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a07ed: #8A07ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A07ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a07ed': '#8A07ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.027, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8a07ed">#8A07ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A07ED"

More Purple Colors

#8A07ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8A07ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A07ED?

#8A07ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(138, 7, 237) in RGB and hsl(274, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #8A07ED?

#8A07ED is rgb(138, 7, 237) — red 138, green 7, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A07ED?

#8A07ED converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 97%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A07ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A07ED scores 6.3:1 against white and 3.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A07ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A07ED 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 13.04, which is visibly different.

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