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#7142AE Color

#7142AE is rgb(113, 66, 174) in RGB, hsl(266, 45%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 62%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7142AE
HEX#7142AE
RGBrgb(113, 66, 174)
HSLhsl(266, 45%, 47%)
HSVhsv(266, 62%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 62%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.166 300.4)
LABlab(38.10% 37.81 -51.01)
LCHlch(38.10% 63.50 306.55)

What #7142AE 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 #7142AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 5.74Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.63Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.14Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.4Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.26KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.68

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

#7142AE Channel Values

How #7142AE 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 113 · G 66 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 45% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 62% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7142AE 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7142AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7142AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7142AE
Complementary
#7FAE42
Analogous
#4249AE
Analogous
#A742AE
Triadic
#AE7142
Triadic
#42AE71
Split comp.
#AEA742
Split comp.
#49AE42

Tints & Shades of #7142AE

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

#8355BE
#9872CA
#AB8CD4
#BEA6DD
#D1C0E7
#E7DEF2

Shades

#623A98
#543181
#46296B
#351F51
#26163B
#180E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7142AE.

How #7142AE 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#7142AE
Protanopia#4D4DAE
Protanomaly#5D49AE
Deuteranopia#5555AD
Deuteranomaly#614EAE
Tritanopia#605959
Tritanomaly#675184
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #7142AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7142ae: #7142AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7142AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7142ae': '#7142AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.259, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7142ae">#7142AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7142AE"

More Purple Colors

#7142AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7142AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7142AE?

#7142AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(113, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(266, 45%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #7142AE?

#7142AE is rgb(113, 66, 174) — red 113, green 66, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7142AE?

#7142AE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 62%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7142AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7142AE scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7142AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7142AE 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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