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#7521CA Color

#7521CA is rgb(117, 33, 202) in RGB, hsl(270, 72%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 84%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7521CA
HEX#7521CA
RGBrgb(117, 33, 202)
HSLhsl(270, 72%, 46%)
HSVhsv(270, 84%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 84%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.233 299.4)
LABlab(35.26% 58.28 -72.03)
LCHlch(35.26% 92.65 308.97)

What #7521CA 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 #7521CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 5.87Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.56French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.06Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.68Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.79Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.58

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

#7521CA Channel Values

How #7521CA 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 117 · G 33 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 72% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 84% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7521CA 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 text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7521CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7521CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7521CA
Complementary
#75CA21
Analogous
#2121CA
Analogous
#CA21CA
Triadic
#CA7521
Triadic
#21CA75
Split comp.
#CACA21
Split comp.
#21CA21

Tints & Shades of #7521CA

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

#8731DD
#9C54E3
#AD73E8
#C296EE
#D4B4F3
#E8D8F9

Shades

#661DAF
#571895
#47147B
#381060
#290B46
#19072C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7521CA.

How #7521CA 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#7521CA
Protanopia#3A3ACA
Protanomaly#5832CA
Deuteranopia#4A4AC9
Deuteranomaly#5E3ECA
Tritanopia#5B5454
Tritanomaly#664592
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #7521CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7521ca: #7521CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7521CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7521ca': '#7521CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.129, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7521ca">#7521CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7521CA"

More Purple Colors

#7521CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7521CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7521CA?

#7521CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 33, 202) in RGB and hsl(270, 72%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #7521CA?

#7521CA is rgb(117, 33, 202) — red 117, green 33, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7521CA?

#7521CA converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 84%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7521CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7521CA scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7521CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7521CA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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