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#793DBD Color

#793DBD is rgb(121, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(268, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#793DBD
HEX#793DBD
RGBrgb(121, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(268, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(268, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.191 301.2)
LABlab(39.04% 45.37 -58.26)
LCHlch(39.04% 73.84 307.91)

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

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 6.57Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.51Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.13Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 14.29Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.05Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.23

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

#793DBD Channel Values

How #793DBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.53:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #793DBD 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 text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #793DBD

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

Base
#793DBD
Complementary
#81BD3D
Analogous
#3D41BD
Analogous
#B83DBD
Triadic
#BD793D
Triadic
#3DBD79
Split comp.
#BDB83D
Split comp.
#41BD3D

Tints & Shades of #793DBD

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

#8B56C8
#9D71D1
#B08BDA
#C2A6E2
#D5C1EB
#E7DCF4

Shades

#6A36A6
#592D8B
#4A2574
#391D59
#2A1541
#190C27

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

How #793DBD 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#793DBD
Protanopia#4C4CBD
Protanomaly#6146BD
Deuteranopia#5757BC
Deuteranomaly#664EBD
Tritanopia#665B5B
Tritanomaly#6E518D
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #793DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-793dbd: #793DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #793DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-793dbd': '#793DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_793dbd">#793DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#793DBD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#793DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #793DBD?

#793DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(268, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #793DBD?

#793DBD is rgb(121, 61, 189) — red 121, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #793DBD?

#793DBD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #793DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #793DBD scores 6.53:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #793DBD 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 14.29, which is visibly different.

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