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#7A3BE8 Color

#7A3BE8 is rgb(122, 59, 232) in RGB, hsl(262, 79%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 9%) 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 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A3BE8
HEX#7A3BE8
RGBrgb(122, 59, 232)
HSLhsl(262, 79%, 57%)
HSVhsv(262, 75%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.24 293)
LABlab(41.78% 55.16 -78.54)
LCHlch(41.78% 95.97 305.08)

What #7A3BE8 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 #7A3BE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.28Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.92French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.68Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.65Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.05Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 17.05

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

#7A3BE8 Channel Values

How #7A3BE8 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 59 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 79% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 75% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.8:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A3BE8 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 text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A3BE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A3BE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A3BE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A3BE8
Complementary
#A8E83B
Analogous
#3B52E8
Analogous
#D13BE8
Triadic
#E87A3B
Triadic
#3BE87A
Split comp.
#E8D13B
Split comp.
#52E83B

Tints & Shades of #7A3BE8

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

#8D56EB
#9F72EE
#B28DF2
#C1A4F4
#D4BFF8
#E6DAFB

Shades

#631AE0
#5516C0
#44129B
#360E7B
#260A57
#180637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A3BE8.

How #7A3BE8 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#7A3BE8
Protanopia#4B4BE8
Protanomaly#6145E8
Deuteranopia#5656E7
Deuteranomaly#664DE8
Tritanopia#586969
Tritanomaly#675AAB
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #7A3BE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a3be8: #7A3BE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A3BE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a3be8': '#7A3BE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.231, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_7a3be8">#7A3BE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A3BE8"

More Purple Colors

#7A3BE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A3BE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A3BE8?

#7A3BE8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 59, 232) in RGB and hsl(262, 79%, 57%) 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 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #7A3BE8?

#7A3BE8 is rgb(122, 59, 232) — red 122, green 59, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A3BE8?

#7A3BE8 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 75%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A3BE8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A3BE8 scores 5.8:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A3BE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A3BE8 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 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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