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#7749DA Color

#7749DA is rgb(119, 73, 218) in RGB, hsl(259, 66%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 15%) 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 8.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7749DA
HEX#7749DA
RGBrgb(119, 73, 218)
HSLhsl(259, 66%, 57%)
HSVhsv(259, 67%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.209 292.5)
LABlab(42.96% 44.96 -68.68)
LCHlch(42.96% 82.09 303.21)

What #7749DA 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 #7749DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.08Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.57Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.69Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.07Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.58Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.83

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

#7749DA Channel Values

How #7749DA 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 73 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 66% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 67% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.6:1 vs white · 3.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7749DA 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 text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7749DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7749DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7749DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7749DA
Complementary
#ACDA49
Analogous
#4964DA
Analogous
#BF49DA
Triadic
#DA7749
Triadic
#49DA77
Split comp.
#DABF49
Split comp.
#64DA49

Tints & Shades of #7749DA

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

#8A62DF
#9D7CE4
#B095E9
#C0AAEE
#D3C4F3
#E6DDF8

Shades

#5F2ACF
#5124B2
#421D90
#341772
#251050
#170A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7749DA.

How #7749DA 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#7749DA
Protanopia#5353DA
Protanomaly#634FDA
Deuteranopia#5B5BDA
Deuteranomaly#6855DA
Tritanopia#5B6B6B
Tritanomaly#675FA3
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7749DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7749da: #7749DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7749DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7749da': '#7749DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.286, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_7749da">#7749DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7749DA"

More Purple Colors

#7749DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7749DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7749DA?

#7749DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 73, 218) in RGB and hsl(259, 66%, 57%) 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 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #7749DA?

#7749DA is rgb(119, 73, 218) — red 119, green 73, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7749DA?

#7749DA converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7749DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7749DA scores 5.6:1 against white and 3.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7749DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7749DA 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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