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#7A0EBE Color

#7A0EBE is rgb(122, 14, 190) in RGB, hsl(277, 86%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 93%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A0EBE
HEX#7A0EBE
RGBrgb(122, 14, 190)
HSLhsl(277, 86%, 40%)
HSVhsv(277, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 93%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.234 305.3)
LABlab(33.49% 61.56 -67.87)
LCHlch(33.49% 91.63 312.21)

What #7A0EBE 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 #7A0EBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 5.88French Violet#8806CEΔE 7.66Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.66Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.87Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.92

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

#7A0EBE Channel Values

How #7A0EBE 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 14 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 86% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.97:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A0EBE 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 text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A0EBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A0EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A0EBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A0EBE
Complementary
#52BE0E
Analogous
#230EBE
Analogous
#BE0EA9
Triadic
#BE7A0E
Triadic
#0EBE7A
Split comp.
#A9BE0E
Split comp.
#0EBE23

Tints & Shades of #7A0EBE

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

#9311E4
#A733F0
#B859F3
#C87FF5
#D8A5F8
#EBD0FB

Shades

#6B0CA6
#5C0B8E
#4D0977
#3A075A
#2B0542
#1C032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A0EBE.

How #7A0EBE 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#7A0EBE
Protanopia#3636BE
Protanomaly#592BBE
Deuteranopia#4949BD
Deuteranomaly#603ABD
Tritanopia#654A4A
Tritanomaly#6E3A88
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #7A0EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a0ebe: #7A0EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A0EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a0ebe': '#7A0EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.055, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_7a0ebe">#7A0EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A0EBE"

More Purple Colors

#7A0EBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A0EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A0EBE?

#7A0EBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 14, 190) in RGB and hsl(277, 86%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #7A0EBE?

#7A0EBE is rgb(122, 14, 190) — red 122, green 14, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A0EBE?

#7A0EBE converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 93%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A0EBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A0EBE scores 7.97:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A0EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A0EBE 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.87, which is visibly different.

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