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#793DAE Color

#793DAE is rgb(121, 61, 174) in RGB, hsl(272, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#793DAE
HEX#793DAE
RGBrgb(121, 61, 174)
HSLhsl(272, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(272, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.175 305.2)
LABlab(38.14% 42.49 -50.89)
LCHlch(38.14% 66.30 309.86)

What #793DAE 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 #793DAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.73Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.17Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.73Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.3Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.51KSU Purple#512888ΔE 14.4

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

#793DAE Channel Values

How #793DAE 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 61 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 48% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 65% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #793DAE 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #793DAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #793DAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #793DAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#793DAE
Complementary
#72AE3D
Analogous
#413DAE
Analogous
#AE3DAA
Triadic
#AE793D
Triadic
#3DAE79
Split comp.
#AAAE3D
Split comp.
#3DAE41

Tints & Shades of #793DAE

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

#8B4EC1
#9F6CCB
#B086D5
#C4A4DF
#D5BFE8
#E9DDF3

Shades

#693597
#592D80
#4A256A
#3A1D53
#2A153C
#1A0D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #793DAE.

How #793DAE 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#793DAE
Protanopia#4C4CAE
Protanomaly#6146AE
Deuteranopia#5757AD
Deuteranomaly#664EAE
Tritanopia#6A5656
Tritanomaly#704D83
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #793DAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-793dae: #793DAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #793DAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-793dae': '#793DAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.239, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_793dae">#793DAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#793DAE"

More Purple Colors

#793DAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#793DAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #793DAE?

#793DAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 61, 174) in RGB and hsl(272, 48%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #793DAE?

#793DAE is rgb(121, 61, 174) — red 121, green 61, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #793DAE?

#793DAE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #793DAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #793DAE scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #793DAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #793DAE 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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