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#792FEE — Vivid Purple

#792FEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #792FEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#792FEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A5EE2F; it also sits naturally between #2F46EE and #D82FEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#792FEE · RGB 121, 47, 238

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Color values

HEX#792FEE
RGB121, 47, 238
HSL263°, 85%, 56%
HSV263°, 80%, 93%
CMYK49%, 80%, 0%, 7%
XYZ24.33, 12.27, 81.97
Yxy12.27, 0.2052, 0.1035
CIE-Lab41.64, 69.03, -82.56
Hunter Lab35.03, 65.59, -120.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #792FEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #792FEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #792FEE

.text { color: #792FEE; }
.background { background-color: #792FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #792FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 47, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #792FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 47, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #792FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 47, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#792FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#792FEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #792FEE

#6918EC#5E12D9#520FBD#480DA5#3D0B8E#330A76#29085E#1D0542#12032A#080213

Tints of #792FEE

#8542F0#9155F1#9D68F3#A97BF4#B68EF6#C2A1F7#CEB4F9#DAC6FA#E7D9FC#F3ECFD

Tones of #792FEE

#7C3DE1#7F4AD3#8258C6#8566B7#8974AA#8C819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5EE2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.08:1 AA
Against black text3.45:1 AA large only

Best text color on #792FEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #792FEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #792FEE: ·

How #792FEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5958C0Deuteranopia · #5D63B5Tritanopia · #759B93

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind violet 600 · #7C3AEDTailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #792FEE rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Saffron
#16090E · #7F2EF7 · #27F7A0 · #80FD1E
Silent Ruby Canyon
#12B3A9 · #1F90DC · #213BDB · #6C2FEC
Lucky Ruby Cascade
#5A10C0 · #8535EE · #9CED2B · #D8F19D
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#7F2EF7#6C2FEC#8535EE#7238E6#7E30E1#782FE0#8036FA#783AE1#6F2AFB#783BE1#7E32DC#8C30EC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #792FED  ·  #792FEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #792FEE?

#792FEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 121, 47, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #792FEE?

#792FEE is RGB 121, 47, 238 — HSL 263°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 49%, 80%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #792FEE?

Its complement is #A5EE2F; analogous partners are #2F46EE and #D82FEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #792FEE for text?

White text on #792FEE has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.