Palettes / Colors / #7F07BB

#7F07BB — Vivid Purple

#7F07BB is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #7F07BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7F07BB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #43BB07; it also sits naturally between #2507BB and #BB079D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 3% · Blue 73%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7F07BB

.text { color: #7F07BB; }
.background { background-color: #7F07BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7F07BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 7, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 93%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7F07BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 7, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7F07BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 7, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7F07BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7F07BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43BB07:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7F07BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7F07BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7F07BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7F07BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7F07BB?

#7F07BB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 127, 7, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7F07BB?

#7F07BB is RGB 127, 7, 187 — HSL 280°, 93%, 38% — CMYK 32%, 96%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #7F07BB?

Its complement is #43BB07; analogous partners are #2507BB and #BB079D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7F07BB for text?

White text on #7F07BB has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.65:1.