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#7A1ADB Color

#7A1ADB is rgb(122, 26, 219) in RGB, hsl(270, 79%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 88%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A1ADB
HEX#7A1ADB
RGBrgb(122, 26, 219)
HSLhsl(270, 79%, 48%)
HSVhsv(270, 88%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 88%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.253 298)
LABlab(36.68% 63.99 -79.49)
LCHlch(36.68% 102.05 308.83)

What #7A1ADB 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 #7A1ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 5.83French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.22Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 8.67Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.68Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.19Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 18.1

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

#7A1ADB Channel Values

How #7A1ADB 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 26 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 79% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 88% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A1ADB 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A1ADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A1ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A1ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A1ADB
Complementary
#7ADB1A
Analogous
#1A1ADB
Analogous
#DB1ADB
Triadic
#DB7A1A
Triadic
#1ADB7A
Split comp.
#DBDB1A
Split comp.
#1ADB1A

Tints & Shades of #7A1ADB

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

#8C32E7
#9E52EB
#B072EE
#C496F3
#D6B6F6
#E8D6FA

Shades

#6B16C0
#5913A0
#4A1084
#3B0C69
#2B094E
#19052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A1ADB.

How #7A1ADB 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#7A1ADB
Protanopia#3A3ADB
Protanomaly#5A30DB
Deuteranopia#4B4BDA
Deuteranomaly#613DDB
Tritanopia#5B5858
Tritanomaly#69479E
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A1ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a1adb: #7A1ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A1ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a1adb': '#7A1ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.102, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7a1adb">#7A1ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A1ADB"

More Purple Colors

#7A1ADB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A1ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A1ADB?

#7A1ADB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 26, 219) in RGB and hsl(270, 79%, 48%) 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 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #7A1ADB?

#7A1ADB is rgb(122, 26, 219) — red 122, green 26, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A1ADB?

#7A1ADB converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 88%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A1ADB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A1ADB scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A1ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A1ADB 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 5.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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