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#7803D8 Color

#7803D8 is rgb(120, 3, 216) in RGB, hsl(273, 97%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7803D8
HEX#7803D8
RGBrgb(120, 3, 216)
HSLhsl(273, 97%, 43%)
HSVhsv(273, 99%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.259 298.6)
LABlab(34.82% 66.98 -80.85)
LCHlch(34.82% 104.99 309.64)

What #7803D8 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 #7803D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.98French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.09Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.81Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.95Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.1Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 15.92

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

#7803D8 Channel Values

How #7803D8 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 120 · G 3 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 97% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 99% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.49:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7803D8 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 text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7803D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7803D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7803D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7803D8
Complementary
#63D803
Analogous
#0E03D8
Analogous
#D803CD
Triadic
#D87803
Triadic
#03D878
Split comp.
#CDD803
Split comp.
#03D80E

Tints & Shades of #7803D8

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

#8E09FB
#A131FC
#B359FC
#C37CFD
#D6A5FE
#E8CDFE

Shades

#6803BA
#5A02A1
#490283
#3B0269
#2A014B
#1C0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7803D8.

How #7803D8 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#7803D8
Protanopia#3333D8
Protanomaly#5727D8
Deuteranopia#4747D7
Deuteranomaly#5E37D8
Tritanopia#595353
Tritanomaly#67419B
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #7803D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7803d8: #7803D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7803D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7803d8': '#7803D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.012, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_7803d8">#7803D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7803D8"

More Purple Colors

#7803D8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7803D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7803D8?

#7803D8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 3, 216) in RGB and hsl(273, 97%, 43%) 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 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #7803D8?

#7803D8 is rgb(120, 3, 216) — red 120, green 3, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7803D8?

#7803D8 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 99%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7803D8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7803D8 scores 7.49:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7803D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7803D8 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 8.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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