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#7900DB Color

#7900DB is rgb(121, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 100%, 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 9.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7900DB
HEX#7900DB
RGBrgb(121, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(273, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(273, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.262 298.4)
LABlab(35.10% 67.98 -82.10)
LCHlch(35.10% 106.59 309.62)

What #7900DB 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 #7900DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.99French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.3Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.79Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.73Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 14.35

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

#7900DB Channel Values

How #7900DB 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 121 · G 0 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.41:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7900DB 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 text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7900DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7900DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7900DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7900DB
Complementary
#63DB00
Analogous
#0B00DB
Analogous
#DB00D0
Triadic
#DB7900
Triadic
#00DB79
Split comp.
#D0DB00
Split comp.
#00DB0B

Tints & Shades of #7900DB

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

#8F05FF
#A12EFF
#B357FF
#C37AFF
#D6A3FF
#E8CCFF

Shades

#6800BD
#5A00A3
#490085
#3B006B
#2A004D
#1C0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7900DB.

How #7900DB 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#7900DB
Protanopia#3333DB
Protanomaly#5726DB
Deuteranopia#4747DA
Deuteranomaly#5F37DB
Tritanopia#595454
Tritanomaly#68419D
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #7900DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7900db: #7900DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7900DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7900db': '#7900DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7900db">#7900DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7900DB"

More Purple Colors

#7900DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7900DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7900DB?

#7900DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(273, 100%, 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 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #7900DB?

#7900DB is rgb(121, 0, 219) — red 121, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7900DB?

#7900DB converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7900DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7900DB scores 7.41:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7900DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7900DB 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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