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#7741AA Color

#7741AA is rgb(119, 65, 170) in RGB, hsl(271, 45%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 62%, 0%, 33%) 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 5.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7741AA
HEX#7741AA
RGBrgb(119, 65, 170)
HSLhsl(271, 45%, 46%)
HSVhsv(271, 62%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 62%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.164 304.8)
LABlab(38.43% 39.17 -48.07)
LCHlch(38.43% 62.01 309.18)

What #7741AA 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 #7741AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 5.07Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.09Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.99Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.13Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.04Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.22

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

#7741AA Channel Values

How #7741AA 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 119 · G 65 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 45% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 62% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.73:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7741AA 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 text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7741AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7741AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7741AA
Complementary
#74AA41
Analogous
#4241AA
Analogous
#AA41A8
Triadic
#AA7741
Triadic
#41AA77
Split comp.
#A8AA41
Split comp.
#41AA42

Tints & Shades of #7741AA

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

#8951BD
#9D6FC8
#AF89D2
#C3A6DD
#D4C0E7
#E8DEF2

Shades

#683894
#58307E
#482768
#391F51
#29163B
#1A0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7741AA.

How #7741AA 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#7741AA
Protanopia#4E4EAA
Protanomaly#6149AA
Deuteranopia#5757A9
Deuteranomaly#664FAA
Tritanopia#695858
Tritanomaly#6F5081
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7741AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7741aa: #7741AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7741AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7741aa': '#7741AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.255, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7741aa">#7741AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7741AA"

More Purple Colors

#7741AA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7741AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7741AA?

#7741AA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 65, 170) in RGB and hsl(271, 45%, 46%) 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #7741AA?

#7741AA is rgb(119, 65, 170) — red 119, green 65, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7741AA?

#7741AA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 62%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7741AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7741AA scores 6.73:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7741AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7741AA 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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