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#7A00A3 Color

#7A00A3 is rgb(122, 0, 163) in RGB, hsl(285, 100%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A00A3
HEX#7A00A3
RGBrgb(122, 0, 163)
HSLhsl(285, 100%, 32%)
HSVhsv(285, 100%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(43.8% 0.217 313.4)
LABlab(30.76% 59.52 -56.21)
LCHlch(30.76% 81.87 316.63)

What #7A00A3 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 #7A00A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 5.13Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.79Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.51Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.84Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.53Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.97

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

#7A00A3 Channel Values

How #7A00A3 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 122 · G 0 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 100% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 100% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.91:1 vs white · 2.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A00A3 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 text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A00A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A00A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A00A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A00A3
Complementary
#29A300
Analogous
#2900A3
Analogous
#A3007A
Triadic
#A37A00
Triadic
#00A37A
Split comp.
#7AA300
Split comp.
#00A329

Tints & Shades of #7A00A3

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

#9D00D1
#C105FF
#CC33FF
#D966FF
#E494FF
#F1C7FF

Shades

#6B008F
#5C007A
#4D0066
#3D0052
#2E003D
#1F0029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A00A3.

How #7A00A3 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#7A00A3
Protanopia#3333A3
Protanomaly#5827A3
Deuteranopia#4848A2
Deuteranomaly#6037A2
Tritanopia#6B3D3D
Tritanomaly#712E74
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

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Using #7A00A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a00a3: #7A00A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A00A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a00a3': '#7A00A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.000, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_7a00a3">#7A00A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A00A3"

More Purple Colors

#7A00A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A00A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A00A3?

#7A00A3 is a dark purple — rgb(122, 0, 163) in RGB and hsl(285, 100%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #7A00A3?

#7A00A3 is rgb(122, 0, 163) — red 122, green 0, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A00A3?

#7A00A3 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A00A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A00A3 scores 8.91:1 against white and 2.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A00A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A00A3 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.84, which is visibly different.

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