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#7338E0 Color

#7338E0 is rgb(115, 56, 224) in RGB, hsl(261, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 12%) 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 9.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7338E0
HEX#7338E0
RGBrgb(115, 56, 224)
HSLhsl(261, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(261, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.235 292.1)
LABlab(39.86% 53.52 -77.17)
LCHlch(39.86% 93.91 304.74)

What #7338E0 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 #7338E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.66Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.01Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 13.37French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.02Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.57Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 16.38

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

#7338E0 Channel Values

How #7338E0 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 56 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7338E0 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 text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7338E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7338E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7338E0
Complementary
#A5E038
Analogous
#3852E0
Analogous
#C738E0
Triadic
#E07338
Triadic
#38E073
Split comp.
#E0C738
Split comp.
#52E038

Tints & Shades of #7338E0

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

#8653E4
#986DE8
#AB88EC
#C1A7F1
#D3C1F5
#E6DCF9

Shades

#6021D4
#501CB0
#421792
#341273
#260D54
#160831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7338E0.

How #7338E0 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#7338E0
Protanopia#4646E0
Protanomaly#5B41E0
Deuteranopia#5151E0
Deuteranomaly#6149E0
Tritanopia#516464
Tritanomaly#6056A5
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #7338E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7338e0: #7338E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7338E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7338e0': '#7338E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.220, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_7338e0">#7338E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#7338E0"

More Purple Colors

#7338E0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7338E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7338E0?

#7338E0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 56, 224) in RGB and hsl(261, 73%, 55%) 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 9.66.

What is the RGB value of #7338E0?

#7338E0 is rgb(115, 56, 224) — red 115, green 56, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7338E0?

#7338E0 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 75%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7338E0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7338E0 scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7338E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7338E0 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 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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