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#7331ED Color

#7331ED is rgb(115, 49, 237) in RGB, hsl(261, 84%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 79%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7331ED
HEX#7331ED
RGBrgb(115, 49, 237)
HSLhsl(261, 84%, 56%)
HSVhsv(261, 79%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 79%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.254 290.6)
LABlab(39.83% 59.09 -84.59)
LCHlch(39.83% 103.19 304.94)

What #7331ED 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 #7331ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.58Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.75Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.01French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.37Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.55Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 18.08

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

#7331ED Channel Values

How #7331ED 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 115 · G 49 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 84% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 79% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7331ED 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7331ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7331ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7331ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7331ED
Complementary
#ABED31
Analogous
#314DED
Analogous
#D131ED
Triadic
#ED7331
Triadic
#31ED73
Split comp.
#EDD131
Split comp.
#4DED31

Tints & Shades of #7331ED

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

#864DEF
#9969F2
#AC85F4
#BFA1F7
#D2BDF9
#E5D9FC

Shades

#5D14E6
#4E11C0
#410EA0
#320B7A
#240859
#150434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7331ED.

How #7331ED 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#7331ED
Protanopia#4242ED
Protanomaly#5A3CED
Deuteranopia#4F4FED
Deuteranomaly#5F44ED
Tritanopia#496666
Tritanomaly#5D56AD
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #7331ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7331ed: #7331ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7331ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7331ed': '#7331ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.192, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_7331ed">#7331ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#7331ED"

More Purple Colors

#7331ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7331ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7331ED?

#7331ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 49, 237) in RGB and hsl(261, 84%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #7331ED?

#7331ED is rgb(115, 49, 237) — red 115, green 49, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7331ED?

#7331ED converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 79%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7331ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7331ED scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7331ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7331ED 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 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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