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#7B1EBE Color

#7B1EBE is rgb(123, 30, 190) in RGB, hsl(275, 73%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 84%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7B1EBE
HEX#7B1EBE
RGBrgb(123, 30, 190)
HSLhsl(275, 73%, 43%)
HSVhsv(275, 84%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 84%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.225 304.9)
LABlab(34.92% 58.12 -65.52)
LCHlch(34.92% 87.59 311.57)

What #7B1EBE 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 #7B1EBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 8.79Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.47Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.49French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.27Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.13Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.7

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

#7B1EBE Channel Values

How #7B1EBE 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 123 · G 30 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 73% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 84% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.58:1 vs white · 2.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7B1EBE 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 text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7B1EBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7B1EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7B1EBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7B1EBE
Complementary
#60BE1E
Analogous
#2B1EBE
Analogous
#BE1EB0
Triadic
#BE7B1E
Triadic
#1EBE7B
Split comp.
#B0BE1E
Split comp.
#1EBE2B

Tints & Shades of #7B1EBE

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

#9127DD
#A34AE3
#B56DE8
#C58CED
#D7B0F3
#E9D3F8

Shades

#6A19A3
#5C168D
#4A1273
#3C0E5D
#2B0A42
#1D072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7B1EBE.

How #7B1EBE 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#7B1EBE
Protanopia#3C3CBE
Protanomaly#5C32BE
Deuteranopia#4D4DBD
Deuteranomaly#633FBD
Tritanopia#664E4E
Tritanomaly#6F4089
Achromatopsia#545454

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Using #7B1EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7b1ebe: #7B1EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B1EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7b1ebe': '#7B1EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.118, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_7b1ebe">#7B1EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7B1EBE"

More Purple Colors

#7B1EBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7B1EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7B1EBE?

#7B1EBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(123, 30, 190) in RGB and hsl(275, 73%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (RYB) (#8601AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #7B1EBE?

#7B1EBE is rgb(123, 30, 190) — red 123, green 30, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B1EBE?

#7B1EBE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 84%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7B1EBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7B1EBE scores 7.58:1 against white and 2.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7B1EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7B1EBE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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