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#795EC9 Color

#795EC9 is rgb(121, 94, 201) in RGB, hsl(255, 50%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#795EC9
HEX#795EC9
RGBrgb(121, 94, 201)
HSLhsl(255, 50%, 58%)
HSVhsv(255, 53%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.16 292.1)
LABlab(46.74% 30.43 -52.86)
LCHlch(46.74% 60.99 299.93)

What #795EC9 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 #795EC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.29Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.13Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.52Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.63Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.02Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.44

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

#795EC9 Channel Values

How #795EC9 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 94 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 50% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 53% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #795EC9 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #795EC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #795EC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #795EC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#795EC9
Complementary
#AFC95E
Analogous
#5E79C9
Analogous
#AF5EC9
Triadic
#C9795E
Triadic
#5EC979
Split comp.
#C9AF5E
Split comp.
#79C95E

Tints & Shades of #795EC9

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

#8C75D1
#9C88D7
#AF9FDF
#C2B6E7
#D6CDEE
#E6E0F5

Shades

#6040BF
#5237A4
#432D86
#342267
#241849
#170F2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #795EC9.

How #795EC9 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#795EC9
Protanopia#6363C9
Protanomaly#6D61C9
Deuteranopia#6868C9
Deuteranomaly#6F64C9
Tritanopia#657373
Tritanomaly#6E6B9D
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #795EC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-795ec9: #795EC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #795EC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-795ec9': '#795EC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.369, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_795ec9">#795EC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#795EC9"

More Purple Colors

#795EC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#795EC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #795EC9?

#795EC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 94, 201) in RGB and hsl(255, 50%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #795EC9?

#795EC9 is rgb(121, 94, 201) — red 121, green 94, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #795EC9?

#795EC9 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 53%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #795EC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #795EC9 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #795EC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #795EC9 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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