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#7442AE Color

#7442AE is rgb(116, 66, 174) in RGB, hsl(268, 45%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 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 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7442AE
HEX#7442AE
RGBrgb(116, 66, 174)
HSLhsl(268, 45%, 47%)
HSVhsv(268, 62%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 62%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.166 301.9)
LABlab(38.48% 38.62 -50.39)
LCHlch(38.48% 63.48 307.47)

What #7442AE 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 #7442AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 5.68Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.66Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.18Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.2Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.19KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.05

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

#7442AE Channel Values

How #7442AE 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 116 · G 66 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 45% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 62% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.7:1 vs white · 3.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7442AE 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 text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7442AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7442AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7442AE
Complementary
#7BAE42
Analogous
#4246AE
Analogous
#AA42AE
Triadic
#AE7442
Triadic
#42AE74
Split comp.
#AEAA42
Split comp.
#46AE42

Tints & Shades of #7442AE

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

#8655BE
#9B72CA
#AE8CD4
#C0A6DD
#D2C0E7
#E7DEF2

Shades

#653A98
#573181
#48296B
#361F51
#28163B
#190E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7442AE.

How #7442AE 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#7442AE
Protanopia#4D4DAE
Protanomaly#5F49AE
Deuteranopia#5757AD
Deuteranomaly#644FAE
Tritanopia#645959
Tritanomaly#6B5184
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #7442AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7442ae: #7442AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7442AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7442ae': '#7442AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.259, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7442ae">#7442AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7442AE"

More Purple Colors

#7442AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7442AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7442AE?

#7442AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(116, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(268, 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #7442AE?

#7442AE is rgb(116, 66, 174) — red 116, green 66, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7442AE?

#7442AE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 62%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7442AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7442AE scores 6.7:1 against white and 3.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7442AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7442AE 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 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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