Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #7914dc, its pure hue is 270.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.3%, and its lightness is 47.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #7914dc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0f031c to #6a12c1.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #7914dc. In RGB, it consists of 47.5% Red, 7.8% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 45% Cyan, 90.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 270.3°, with saturation of 83.3% and lightness of 47.1%. The decimal value for #7914dc is 7935196, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6600cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #7914dc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #7914dc
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #7914dc, its pure hue is 270.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.3%, and its lightness is 47.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #7914dc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #8a31e0 to #eee2fb.
Tones of #7914dc
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #7914dc, its pure hue is 270.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #7914dc, which range from #787878 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7900f0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #7914dc
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #7914dc! For #7914dc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #7914dc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #7914dc
This color, #7914dc, consists of 47.5% Red, 7.8% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 121, Green = 20, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #7914dc is 45% Cyan, 90.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 121 | 20 | 220 |
Octal | 171 | 24 | 334 |
Hexa | #79 | #14 | #dc |
Binary | 01111001 | 00010100 | 11011100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 45 | 90 | 0 | 13 |
Octal | 55 | 132 | 0 | 15 |
Hexa | #2d | #5a | #00 | #0d |
Binary | 00101101 | 01011010 | 00000000 | 00001101 |
Analogous Colors of #7914dc
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #7914dc — which has hue 270.3° — its analogous colors are located at 240.3° and 300.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7914dc.
Triadic Colors of #7914dc
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #7914dc — which has hue 270.3° — its triadic colors are located at 30.3° and 270.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7914dc.
Complementary Color of #7914dc
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #7914dc — which has hue 270.3° — its complementary color is located at 90.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7914dc.
Split Complementary Colors of #7914dc
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #7914dc — which has hue 270.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 60.3° and 270.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7914dc.
Tetradic Colors of #7914dc
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #7914dc — which has hue 270.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 180.3°, 270.3°, 0.3°, and 90.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #7914dc.
Monochromatic Colors of #7914dc
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #7914dc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3c0f69 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b56ff9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #7914dc
We want to make getting started with #7914dc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #7914dc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #7914dc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #7914dc with other HTML elements.
#7914dc Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #7914dc;">The color of this text is #7914dc.</span>
#7914dc Background Color
<div style="background-color: #7914dc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #7914dc.</div>
#7914dc Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #7914dc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #7914dc.</span>
#7914dc Border Color
<div style="border: #7914dc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #7914dc.</div>
#7914dc Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7914dc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7914dc on a white background.</div></div>
#7914dc Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #7914dc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #7914dc on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #7914dc to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7914dc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7914dc to white.</div>
Gradient from #7914dc to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#7914dc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#7914dc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #7914dc to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #7914dc
In addition to using #7914dc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #7914dc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #7914dc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 121, Green = 20, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #7914dc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #7914dc |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(121, 20, 220) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #7914dc; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #7914dc; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #7914dc; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(121, 20, 220); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#7914dc") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:121, green:20, blue:220, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:121 green:20 blue:220 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(121f, 20f, 220f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(121, 20, 220); |
#7914dc Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #7914dc the same way. For those with color blindness, #7914dc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #7914dc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #7914dc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #7914dc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #7914dc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #7914dc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.