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#7B58CA Color

#7B58CA is rgb(123, 88, 202) in RGB, hsl(258, 52%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 56%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7B58CA
HEX#7B58CA
RGBrgb(123, 88, 202)
HSLhsl(258, 52%, 57%)
HSVhsv(258, 56%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 56%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.17 294.3)
LABlab(45.61% 34.52 -55.22)
LCHlch(45.61% 65.12 302.01)

What #7B58CA 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 #7B58CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.08Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.35Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.61Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.21Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.63

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

#7B58CA Channel Values

How #7B58CA 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 88 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 52% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 56% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7B58CA 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7B58CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7B58CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7B58CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7B58CA
Complementary
#A8CA58
Analogous
#586FCA
Analogous
#B458CA
Triadic
#CA7B58
Triadic
#58CA7B
Split comp.
#CAB458
Split comp.
#6FCA58

Tints & Shades of #7B58CA

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

#8D70D2
#A087D9
#B29EE0
#C1B1E7
#D4C9EE
#E6E0F5

Shades

#633CBE
#5533A3
#452A84
#372169
#26174A
#180F2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7B58CA.

How #7B58CA 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#7B58CA
Protanopia#5F5FCA
Protanomaly#6B5CCA
Deuteranopia#6565CA
Deuteranomaly#6F60CA
Tritanopia#676F6F
Tritanomaly#6F679C
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #7B58CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7b58ca: #7B58CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B58CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7b58ca': '#7B58CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.345, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7b58ca">#7B58CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7B58CA"

More Purple Colors

#7B58CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7B58CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7B58CA?

#7B58CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(123, 88, 202) in RGB and hsl(258, 52%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #7B58CA?

#7B58CA is rgb(123, 88, 202) — red 123, green 88, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B58CA?

#7B58CA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 56%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7B58CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7B58CA scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7B58CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7B58CA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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