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#7629DB Color

#7629DB is rgb(118, 41, 219) in RGB, hsl(266, 71%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7629DB
HEX#7629DB
RGBrgb(118, 41, 219)
HSLhsl(266, 71%, 51%)
HSVhsv(266, 81%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.243 295.6)
LABlab(37.69% 58.97 -77.86)
LCHlch(37.69% 97.67 307.14)

What #7629DB 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 #7629DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.69Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.76French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.21Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.28Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.69Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.96

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

#7629DB Channel Values

How #7629DB 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 118 · G 41 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 71% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 81% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.75:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7629DB 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 text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7629DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7629DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7629DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7629DB
Complementary
#8EDB29
Analogous
#2935DB
Analogous
#CF29DB
Triadic
#DB7629
Triadic
#29DB76
Split comp.
#DBCF29
Split comp.
#35DB29

Tints & Shades of #7629DB

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

#8A48E0
#9B62E4
#AE81EA
#C29FEF
#D5BEF4
#E6D8F8

Shades

#6621C0
#581CA6
#481787
#371269
#270D4A
#190830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7629DB.

How #7629DB 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#7629DB
Protanopia#3F3FDB
Protanomaly#5A37DB
Deuteranopia#4D4DDA
Deuteranomaly#6042DB
Tritanopia#565D5D
Tritanomaly#644D9F
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #7629DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7629db: #7629DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7629DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7629db': '#7629DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.161, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7629db">#7629DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7629DB"

More Purple Colors

#7629DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7629DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7629DB?

#7629DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(118, 41, 219) in RGB and hsl(266, 71%, 51%) 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 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #7629DB?

#7629DB is rgb(118, 41, 219) — red 118, green 41, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7629DB?

#7629DB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 81%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7629DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7629DB scores 6.75:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7629DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7629DB 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 5.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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