Palettes / Colors / #7C19BE

#7C19BE — Purple

#7C19BE is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #7C19BE 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.

#7C19BE 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 #5BBE19; it also sits naturally between #2919BE and #BE19AD. 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 49% · Green 10% · Blue 75%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7C19BE

.text { color: #7C19BE; }
.background { background-color: #7C19BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7C19BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(124, 25, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7C19BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(124, 25, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7C19BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(124, 25, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7C19BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7C19BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BBE19:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7C19BE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7C19BE

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 #7C19BE 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 #7C19BE 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 #7C19BE?

#7C19BE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 124, 25, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7C19BE?

#7C19BE is RGB 124, 25, 190 — HSL 276°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 35%, 87%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #7C19BE?

Its complement is #5BBE19; analogous partners are #2919BE and #BE19AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7C19BE for text?

White text on #7C19BE has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.74:1.