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#7249CA Color

#7249CA is rgb(114, 73, 202) in RGB, hsl(259, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7249CA
HEX#7249CA
RGBrgb(114, 73, 202)
HSLhsl(259, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(259, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.19 293.3)
LABlab(41.38% 40.31 -62.10)
LCHlch(41.38% 74.03 302.99)

What #7249CA 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 #7249CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.67Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.65Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.63Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.29Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.61Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.62

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

#7249CA Channel Values

How #7249CA 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 114 · G 73 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.96:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7249CA 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 text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7249CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7249CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7249CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7249CA
Complementary
#A1CA49
Analogous
#4961CA
Analogous
#B349CA
Triadic
#CA7249
Triadic
#49CA72
Split comp.
#CAB349
Split comp.
#61CA49

Tints & Shades of #7249CA

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

#8461D1
#9A7DD9
#AC94E0
#BFACE7
#D1C4EE
#E6DFF6

Shades

#6036BA
#512E9E
#432682
#331D63
#251547
#160D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7249CA.

How #7249CA 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#7249CA
Protanopia#5252CA
Protanomaly#604ECA
Deuteranopia#5959CA
Deuteranomaly#6453CA
Tritanopia#5A6666
Tritanomaly#645C98
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7249CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7249ca: #7249CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7249CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7249ca': '#7249CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.286, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7249ca">#7249CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7249CA"

More Purple Colors

#7249CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7249CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7249CA?

#7249CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(114, 73, 202) in RGB and hsl(259, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #7249CA?

#7249CA is rgb(114, 73, 202) — red 114, green 73, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7249CA?

#7249CA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 64%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7249CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7249CA scores 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7249CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7249CA 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 11.63, which is visibly different.

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