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#793EA3 Color

#793EA3 is rgb(121, 62, 163) in RGB, hsl(275, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 62%, 0%, 36%) 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 5.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#793EA3
HEX#793EA3
RGBrgb(121, 62, 163)
HSLhsl(275, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(275, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 62%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.161 308.5)
LABlab(37.71% 39.95 -45.02)
LCHlch(37.71% 60.19 311.58)

What #793EA3 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 #793EA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 5.34Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.14Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.7Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.02Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.27Eminence#6C3082ΔE 12.02

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

#793EA3 Channel Values

How #793EA3 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 62 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.93:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #793EA3 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 text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #793EA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #793EA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #793EA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#793EA3
Complementary
#68A33E
Analogous
#463EA3
Analogous
#A33E9A
Triadic
#A3793E
Triadic
#3EA379
Split comp.
#9AA33E
Split comp.
#3EA346

Tints & Shades of #793EA3

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

#8E4EBC
#9E67C5
#B185D1
#C4A3DC
#D7C0E7
#E7DAF1

Shades

#68358D
#5A2E7A
#4A2664
#3A1D4E
#291537
#1B0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #793EA3.

How #793EA3 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#793EA3
Protanopia#4C4CA3
Protanomaly#6147A3
Deuteranopia#5757A2
Deuteranomaly#664EA3
Tritanopia#6C5454
Tritanomaly#724C7B
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #793EA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-793ea3: #793EA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #793EA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-793ea3': '#793EA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.243, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_793ea3">#793EA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#793EA3"

More Purple Colors

#793EA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#793EA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #793EA3?

#793EA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 62, 163) in RGB and hsl(275, 45%, 44%) 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #793EA3?

#793EA3 is rgb(121, 62, 163) — red 121, green 62, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #793EA3?

#793EA3 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 62%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #793EA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #793EA3 scores 6.93:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #793EA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #793EA3 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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