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#7447DC Color

#7447DC is rgb(116, 71, 220) in RGB, hsl(258, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7447DC
HEX#7447DC
RGBrgb(116, 71, 220)
HSLhsl(258, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(258, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.214 291.3)
LABlab(42.37% 45.76 -70.79)
LCHlch(42.37% 84.29 302.88)

What #7447DC 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 #7447DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.02Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.08Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.91Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.1Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.3Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.49

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

#7447DC Channel Values

How #7447DC 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 71 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.71:1 vs white · 3.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7447DC 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 text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7447DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7447DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7447DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7447DC
Complementary
#AFDC47
Analogous
#4765DC
Analogous
#BE47DC
Triadic
#DC7447
Triadic
#47DC74
Split comp.
#DCBE47
Split comp.
#65DC47

Tints & Shades of #7447DC

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

#8760E1
#9A7AE6
#AE94EB
#BEA9EF
#D2C3F4
#E5DDF8

Shades

#5B28D2
#4E22B4
#3F1C92
#321674
#231051
#160A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7447DC.

How #7447DC 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#7447DC
Protanopia#5151DC
Protanomaly#614DDC
Deuteranopia#5959DC
Deuteranomaly#6552DC
Tritanopia#556A6A
Tritanomaly#635EA4
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #7447DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7447dc: #7447DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7447DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7447dc': '#7447DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.278, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7447dc">#7447DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7447DC"

More Purple Colors

#7447DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7447DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7447DC?

#7447DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(116, 71, 220) in RGB and hsl(258, 68%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #7447DC?

#7447DC is rgb(116, 71, 220) — red 116, green 71, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7447DC?

#7447DC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7447DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7447DC scores 5.71:1 against white and 3.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7447DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7447DC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.49, which is visibly different.

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