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#7561AE Color

#7561AE is rgb(117, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(256, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7561AE
HEX#7561AE
RGBrgb(117, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(256, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(256, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.118 294.1)
LABlab(45.76% 21.73 -38.81)
LCHlch(45.76% 44.48 299.25)

What #7561AE 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 #7561AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.44Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.12Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.17Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.23Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 12.07Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.95

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

#7561AE Channel Values

How #7561AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7561AE 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7561AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7561AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7561AE
Complementary
#99AE61
Analogous
#6173AE
Analogous
#9C61AE
Triadic
#AE7561
Triadic
#61AE75
Split comp.
#AE9C61
Split comp.
#73AE61

Tints & Shades of #7561AE

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

#8775B8
#9B8DC4
#ADA1CE
#C1B8DB
#D3CDE5
#E8E4F1

Shades

#64509B
#554483
#45376C
#362B54
#271F3D
#181325

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How #7561AE 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#7561AE
Protanopia#6565AE
Protanomaly#6C63AE
Deuteranopia#6868AE
Deuteranomaly#6E65AE
Tritanopia#686F6F
Tritanomaly#6E698C
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #7561AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7561ae: #7561AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7561AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7561ae': '#7561AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7561ae">#7561AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7561AE"

More Purple Colors

#7561AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7561AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7561AE?

#7561AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(117, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(256, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #7561AE?

#7561AE is rgb(117, 97, 174) — red 117, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7561AE?

#7561AE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7561AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7561AE scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7561AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7561AE 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.97, which is visibly different.

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