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#7A2F93 Color

#7A2F93 is rgb(122, 47, 147) in RGB, hsl(285, 52%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A2F93
HEX#7A2F93
RGBrgb(122, 47, 147)
HSLhsl(285, 52%, 38%)
HSVhsv(285, 68%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.166 316.5)
LABlab(34.27% 44.59 -40.84)
LCHlch(34.27% 60.47 317.51)

What #7A2F93 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 #7A2F93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.18Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.4Eminence#6C3082ΔE 9.65Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.24Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 11.8Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.01

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

#7A2F93 Channel Values

How #7A2F93 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 47 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 52% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 68% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.91:1 vs white · 2.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A2F93 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 text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A2F93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A2F93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A2F93
Complementary
#48932F
Analogous
#482F93
Analogous
#932F7A
Triadic
#937A2F
Triadic
#2F937A
Split comp.
#7A932F
Split comp.
#2F9348

Tints & Shades of #7A2F93

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

#973AB6
#AA51C8
#BB73D3
#CA92DD
#DBB5E8
#EAD4F2

Shades

#6A2880
#5A226D
#4A1C59
#3D174A
#2D1136
#1D0B23

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How #7A2F93 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#7A2F93
Protanopia#434393
Protanomaly#5E3C93
Deuteranopia#525292
Deuteranomaly#644692
Tritanopia#704646
Tritanomaly#743E6D
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #7A2F93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a2f93: #7A2F93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A2F93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a2f93': '#7A2F93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.184, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_7a2f93">#7A2F93</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A2F93"

More Purple Colors

#7A2F93 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A2F93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A2F93?

#7A2F93 is a dark purple — rgb(122, 47, 147) in RGB and hsl(285, 52%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.18.

What is the RGB value of #7A2F93?

#7A2F93 is rgb(122, 47, 147) — red 122, green 47, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A2F93?

#7A2F93 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A2F93 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A2F93 scores 7.91:1 against white and 2.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A2F93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A2F93 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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