Skip to content

#7A34EA Color

#7A34EA is rgb(122, 52, 234) in RGB, hsl(263, 81%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 78%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A34EA
HEX#7A34EA
RGBrgb(122, 52, 234)
HSLhsl(263, 81%, 56%)
HSVhsv(263, 78%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 78%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.249 293.4)
LABlab(40.86% 58.47 -81.17)
LCHlch(40.86% 100.03 305.77)

What #7A34EA 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 #7A34EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.92Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.4Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.25Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.68Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.84

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

#7A34EA Channel Values

How #7A34EA 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 52 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 81% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 78% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A34EA 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A34EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A34EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A34EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A34EA
Complementary
#A4EA34
Analogous
#3449EA
Analogous
#D434EA
Triadic
#EA7A34
Triadic
#34EA7A
Split comp.
#EAD434
Split comp.
#49EA34

Tints & Shades of #7A34EA

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

#8C50ED
#9E6BEF
#B087F2
#C2A3F5
#D5BEF8
#E7DAFB

Shades

#6518E2
#5514BD
#46109D
#360D78
#270958
#170533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A34EA.

How #7A34EA 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#7A34EA
Protanopia#4646EA
Protanomaly#5F40EA
Deuteranopia#5353E9
Deuteranomaly#6549EA
Tritanopia#566666
Tritanomaly#6756AB
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A34EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a34ea: #7A34EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A34EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a34ea': '#7A34EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.204, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_7a34ea">#7A34EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A34EA"

More Purple Colors

#7A34EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A34EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A34EA?

#7A34EA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 52, 234) in RGB and hsl(263, 81%, 56%) 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #7A34EA?

#7A34EA is rgb(122, 52, 234) — red 122, green 52, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A34EA?

#7A34EA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 78%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A34EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A34EA scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A34EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A34EA 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #7A34EA in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.