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#754BE7 Color

#754BE7 is rgb(117, 75, 231) in RGB, hsl(256, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#754BE7
HEX#754BE7
RGBrgb(117, 75, 231)
HSLhsl(256, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(256, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.222 289.4)
LABlab(44.01% 46.39 -74.36)
LCHlch(44.01% 87.64 301.96)

What #754BE7 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 #754BE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.97Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.35Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.72Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 13.74Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.24Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.51

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

#754BE7 Channel Values

How #754BE7 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 75 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #754BE7 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #754BE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #754BE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #754BE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#754BE7
Complementary
#BDE74B
Analogous
#4B70E7
Analogous
#C24BE7
Triadic
#E7754B
Triadic
#4BE775
Split comp.
#E7C24B
Split comp.
#70E74B

Tints & Shades of #754BE7

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

#8662EA
#9B7DED
#AC93F0
#C1AEF4
#D2C5F7
#E7E0FB

Shades

#5928E2
#481BC5
#3B16A2
#2E117E
#210C5A
#140736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #754BE7.

How #754BE7 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#754BE7
Protanopia#5454E7
Protanomaly#6351E7
Deuteranopia#5C5CE7
Deuteranomaly#6755E7
Tritanopia#527070
Tritanomaly#6263AD
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #754BE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-754be7: #754BE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #754BE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-754be7': '#754BE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.294, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_754be7">#754BE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#754BE7"

More Purple Colors

#754BE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#754BE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #754BE7?

#754BE7 is a light purple — rgb(117, 75, 231) in RGB and hsl(256, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.97.

What is the RGB value of #754BE7?

#754BE7 is rgb(117, 75, 231) — red 117, green 75, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #754BE7?

#754BE7 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #754BE7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #754BE7 scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #754BE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #754BE7 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 16.51, which is visibly different.

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