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#793EEF Color

#793EEF is rgb(121, 62, 239) in RGB, hsl(260, 85%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 74%, 0%, 6%) 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 9.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#793EEF
HEX#793EEF
RGBrgb(121, 62, 239)
HSLhsl(260, 85%, 59%)
HSVhsv(260, 74%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 74%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.245 291.2)
LABlab(42.67% 55.11 -81.03)
LCHlch(42.67% 98.00 304.22)

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

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.49Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.73Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.3Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 16.75Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 17.17

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

#793EEF Channel Values

How #793EEF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 85% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 74% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.6:1 vs white · 3.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #793EEF 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 text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #793EEF

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

Base
#793EEF
Complementary
#B4EF3E
Analogous
#3E5BEF
Analogous
#D23EEF
Triadic
#EF793E
Triadic
#3EEF79
Split comp.
#EFD23E
Split comp.
#5BEF3E

Tints & Shades of #793EEF

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

#8C5AF2
#9D71F4
#B08EF6
#C1A5F8
#D4C2FA
#E5D9FC

Shades

#5F18EC
#4F10CB
#400DA5
#330B84
#25085E
#160539

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

How #793EEF 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#793EEF
Protanopia#4C4CEF
Protanomaly#6147EF
Deuteranopia#5757EF
Deuteranomaly#664EEF
Tritanopia#536C6C
Tritanomaly#655DB0
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #793EEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-793eef: #793EEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #793EEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-793eef': '#793EEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.243, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_793eef">#793EEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#793EEF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#793EEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #793EEF?

#793EEF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 62, 239) in RGB and hsl(260, 85%, 59%) 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 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #793EEF?

#793EEF is rgb(121, 62, 239) — red 121, green 62, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #793EEF?

#793EEF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 74%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #793EEF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #793EEF scores 5.6:1 against white and 3.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #793EEF 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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