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#7753CA Color

#7753CA is rgb(119, 83, 202) in RGB, hsl(258, 53%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 59%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7753CA
HEX#7753CA
RGBrgb(119, 83, 202)
HSLhsl(258, 53%, 56%)
HSVhsv(258, 59%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 59%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.177 293.6)
LABlab(44.07% 36.19 -57.72)
LCHlch(44.07% 68.13 302.09)

What #7753CA 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 #7753CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.63Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.68Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.81Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.59Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.35Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.43

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

#7753CA Channel Values

How #7753CA 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 83 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 53% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 59% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.42:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7753CA 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 text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7753CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7753CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7753CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7753CA
Complementary
#A7CA53
Analogous
#536BCA
Analogous
#B253CA
Triadic
#CA7753
Triadic
#53CA77
Split comp.
#CAB253
Split comp.
#6BCA53

Tints & Shades of #7753CA

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

#8A6BD1
#9C82D9
#AF9AE0
#C1B1E7
#D4C8EE
#E6E0F5

Shades

#623BBF
#5231A0
#442985
#341F65
#26174A
#160D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7753CA.

How #7753CA 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#7753CA
Protanopia#5A5ACA
Protanomaly#6758CA
Deuteranopia#6161CA
Deuteranomaly#6A5CCA
Tritanopia#616C6C
Tritanomaly#6B639B
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #7753CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7753ca: #7753CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7753CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7753ca': '#7753CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.325, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7753ca">#7753CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7753CA"

More Purple Colors

#7753CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7753CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7753CA?

#7753CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(119, 83, 202) in RGB and hsl(258, 53%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #7753CA?

#7753CA is rgb(119, 83, 202) — red 119, green 83, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7753CA?

#7753CA converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 59%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7753CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7753CA scores 5.42:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7753CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7753CA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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