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#795D92 Color

#795D92 is rgb(121, 93, 146) in RGB, hsl(272, 22%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#795D92
HEX#795D92
RGBrgb(121, 93, 146)
HSLhsl(272, 22%, 47%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.087 307.9)
LABlab(44.01% 19.86 -24.98)
LCHlch(44.01% 31.91 308.48)

What #795D92 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 #795D92, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 6.5Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.02Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.8Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.81Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.17Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.79

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

#795D92 Channel Values

How #795D92 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 93 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 22% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.54:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #795D92 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 text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #795D92

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #795D92; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#795D92
Complementary
#76925D
Analogous
#5F5D92
Analogous
#925D90
Triadic
#927A5D
Triadic
#5D927A
Split comp.
#90925D
Split comp.
#5D925F

Tints & Shades of #795D92

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

#8B70A4
#A089B3
#B19FC1
#C3B4CF
#D4CADD
#E8E3ED

Shades

#6A5280
#5B466D
#4B3A5A
#392C44
#292032
#1A141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #795D92.

How #795D92 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#795D92
Protanopia#626292
Protanomaly#6C6092
Deuteranopia#676791
Deuteranomaly#6F6392
Tritanopia#726666
Tritanomaly#75627A
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #795D92 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-795d92: #795D92;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #795D92;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-795d92': '#795D92' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.365, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_795d92">#795D92</color>
SVG fillfill="#795D92"

More Purple Colors

#795D92 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#795D92 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #795D92?

#795D92 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 93, 146) in RGB and hsl(272, 22%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #795D92?

#795D92 is rgb(121, 93, 146) — red 121, green 93, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #795D92?

#795D92 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #795D92 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #795D92 scores 5.54:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #795D92 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #795D92 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.5, which is visibly different.

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