Palettes / Colors / #7933DB

#7933DB — Purple

#7933DB is a purple color we call 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 #7933DB 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.

#7933DB 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 #95DB33; it also sits naturally between #3341DB and #CD33DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 20% · Blue 86%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7933DB

.text { color: #7933DB; }
.background { background-color: #7933DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7933DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 51, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7933DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 51, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7933DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 51, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7933DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7933DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95DB33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7933DB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7933DB

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:

How #7933DB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7933DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7933DB?

#7933DB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 121, 51, 219). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7933DB?

#7933DB is RGB 121, 51, 219 — HSL 265°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 45%, 77%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #7933DB?

Its complement is #95DB33; analogous partners are #3341DB and #CD33DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7933DB for text?

White text on #7933DB has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.