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#7841AF Color

#7841AF is rgb(120, 65, 175) in RGB, hsl(270, 46%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 63%, 0%, 31%) 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 6.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7841AF
HEX#7841AF
RGBrgb(120, 65, 175)
HSLhsl(270, 46%, 47%)
HSVhsv(270, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 63%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.17 303.8)
LABlab(38.84% 40.41 -50.36)
LCHlch(38.84% 64.57 308.74)

What #7841AF 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 #7841AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.21Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.26Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.12Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.79Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.05Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.32

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

#7841AF Channel Values

How #7841AF 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 120 · G 65 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 46% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 63% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.62:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7841AF 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 text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7841AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7841AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7841AF
Complementary
#78AF41
Analogous
#4141AF
Analogous
#AF41AF
Triadic
#AF7841
Triadic
#41AF78
Split comp.
#AFAF41
Split comp.
#41AF41

Tints & Shades of #7841AF

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

#8A54C0
#9E72CB
#B08CD4
#C2A6DE
#D4C0E8
#E8DDF3

Shades

#693899
#593082
#4A286C
#381E52
#29163C
#190E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7841AF.

How #7841AF 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#7841AF
Protanopia#4E4EAF
Protanomaly#6149AF
Deuteranopia#5858AE
Deuteranomaly#6650AF
Tritanopia#695959
Tritanomaly#6F5184
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #7841AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7841af: #7841AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7841AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7841af': '#7841AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.255, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_7841af">#7841AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7841AF"

More Purple Colors

#7841AF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7841AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7841AF?

#7841AF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 65, 175) in RGB and hsl(270, 46%, 47%) 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 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #7841AF?

#7841AF is rgb(120, 65, 175) — red 120, green 65, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7841AF?

#7841AF converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 63%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7841AF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7841AF scores 6.62:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7841AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7841AF 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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