Royal Purple (#7851A9)

The hex code for Royal Purple is #7851A9. It is rgb(120, 81, 169) in RGB, hsl(267, 35%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK — a mid-tone purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7851A9

HEX#7851A9

RGBrgb(120, 81, 169)

HSLhsl(267, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(267, 52%, 66%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.138 302.3)

LABlab(41.97% 30.67 -41.82)

LCHlch(41.97% 51.87 306.26)

Colors Closest to Royal Purple

Royal Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.12 Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.3 Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.65 Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 13.91 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.13 Eminence#6C3082ΔE 14.22

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

#7851A9 Channel Values

How Royal Purple breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 120 · G 81 · B 169	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 267° · S 35% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 267° · S 52% · V 66%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 34%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.92:1 vs white · 3.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Royal Purple 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 text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Royal Purple

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

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Tints & Shades of Royal Purple

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.

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How Royal Purple 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#7851A9

Protanopia#5959A9

Protanomaly#6756A9

Deuteranopia#6060A8

Deuteranomaly#6A5AA9

Tritanopia#6B6262

Tritanomaly#715C84

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #7851A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--royal-purple: #7851A9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7851A9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'royal-purple': '#7851A9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.318, blue: 0.663)

Android XML<color name="royal_purple">#7851A9</color>

SVG fillfill="#7851A9"

More Purple Colors

Royal Purple sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

79258e 784bd2 7a3db8 781cce 7f01fe 722598 7f22fe 7008e7 8000ff 6f2da8 8100b8 6f00ff 8e51ff 9933ff a76bcf b80ce3 cc00ff dab2ff ebdbfa 1d0731 330066 470066 59168b 6633cc

#7851A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Royal Purple?

The hex code for Royal Purple is #7851A9. That is rgb(120, 81, 169) in RGB, hsl(267, 35%, 49%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7851A9?

#7851A9 is rgb(120, 81, 169) — red 120, green 81, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7851A9?

#7851A9 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7851A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7851A9 scores 5.92:1 against white and 3.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7851A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7851A9 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 13.65, which is visibly different.

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