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#7257C1 Color

#7257C1 is rgb(114, 87, 193) in RGB, hsl(255, 46%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7257C1
HEX#7257C1
RGBrgb(114, 87, 193)
HSLhsl(255, 46%, 55%)
HSVhsv(255, 55%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.159 291.9)
LABlab(43.96% 30.65 -52.74)
LCHlch(43.96% 61.00 300.17)

What #7257C1 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 #7257C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.09Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.07Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.75Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.09Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.01Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.62

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

#7257C1 Channel Values

How #7257C1 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 87 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 46% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 55% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.46:1 vs white · 3.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7257C1 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 text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7257C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7257C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7257C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7257C1
Complementary
#A7C157
Analogous
#5772C1
Analogous
#A757C1
Triadic
#C17257
Triadic
#57C172
Split comp.
#C1A757
Split comp.
#72C157

Tints & Shades of #7257C1

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

#856EC9
#9784D2
#AA9ADA
#C0B5E3
#D3CBEC
#E6E1F4

Shades

#5E42B3
#4F3795
#412D7B
#332461
#251A47
#160F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7257C1.

How #7257C1 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#7257C1
Protanopia#5C5CC1
Protanomaly#665AC1
Deuteranopia#6161C1
Deuteranomaly#685DC1
Tritanopia#5E6C6C
Tritanomaly#676496
Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #7257C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7257c1: #7257C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7257C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7257c1': '#7257C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.341, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_7257c1">#7257C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7257C1"

More Purple Colors

#7257C1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7257C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7257C1?

#7257C1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(114, 87, 193) in RGB and hsl(255, 46%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #7257C1?

#7257C1 is rgb(114, 87, 193) — red 114, green 87, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7257C1?

#7257C1 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 55%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7257C1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7257C1 scores 5.46:1 against white and 3.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7257C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7257C1 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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