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#7901DA Color

#7901DA is rgb(121, 1, 218) in RGB, hsl(273, 99%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 100%, 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 9.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7901DA
HEX#7901DA
RGBrgb(121, 1, 218)
HSLhsl(273, 99%, 43%)
HSVhsv(273, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.261 298.6)
LABlab(35.06% 67.69 -81.60)
LCHlch(35.06% 106.02 309.68)

What #7901DA 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 #7901DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.57French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.79Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.78Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 10.84Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.35Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 14.88

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

#7901DA Channel Values

How #7901DA 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 1 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 99% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 100% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.42:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7901DA 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 text7.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7901DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7901DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7901DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7901DA
Complementary
#63DA01
Analogous
#0C01DA
Analogous
#DA01CF
Triadic
#DA7901
Triadic
#01DA79
Split comp.
#CFDA01
Split comp.
#01DA0C

Tints & Shades of #7901DA

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

#8E06FE
#A12FFE
#B358FE
#C37BFE
#D6A4FF
#E8CCFF

Shades

#6801BC
#5A01A2
#490184
#3B016B
#2A004C
#1C0033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7901DA.

How #7901DA 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#7901DA
Protanopia#3333DA
Protanomaly#5727DA
Deuteranopia#4747D9
Deuteranomaly#5F37DA
Tritanopia#5A5454
Tritanomaly#68419C
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7901DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7901da: #7901DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7901DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7901da': '#7901DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.004, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_7901da">#7901DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7901DA"

More Purple Colors

#7901DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7901DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7901DA?

#7901DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 1, 218) in RGB and hsl(273, 99%, 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 9.57.

What is the RGB value of #7901DA?

#7901DA is rgb(121, 1, 218) — red 121, green 1, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7901DA?

#7901DA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7901DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7901DA scores 7.42:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7901DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7901DA 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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