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#7945A5 Color

#7945A5 is rgb(121, 69, 165) in RGB, hsl(273, 41%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7945A5
HEX#7945A5
RGBrgb(121, 69, 165)
HSLhsl(273, 41%, 46%)
HSVhsv(273, 58%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.153 306.7)
LABlab(39.24% 36.71 -43.78)
LCHlch(39.24% 57.13 309.98)

What #7945A5 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 #7945A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 6.9Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.48Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.08Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.05Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.06Eminence#6C3082ΔE 11.71

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

#7945A5 Channel Values

How #7945A5 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 121 · G 69 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 41% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 58% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.55:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7945A5 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 text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7945A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7945A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7945A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7945A5
Complementary
#70A545
Analogous
#4A45A5
Analogous
#A545A1
Triadic
#A57A45
Triadic
#45A57A
Split comp.
#A1A545
Split comp.
#45A54A

Tints & Shades of #7945A5

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

#8C56B8
#A073C4
#B18CCF
#C4A9DB
#D5C2E5
#E9DFF1

Shades

#6A3C90
#5A337A
#4A2A65
#3A214F
#2A183A
#1B0F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7945A5.

How #7945A5 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#7945A5
Protanopia#5151A5
Protanomaly#634CA5
Deuteranopia#5A5AA4
Deuteranomaly#6853A5
Tritanopia#6C5959
Tritanomaly#72527E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7945A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7945a5: #7945A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7945A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7945a5': '#7945A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.271, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_7945a5">#7945A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#7945A5"

More Purple Colors

#7945A5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7945A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7945A5?

#7945A5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(121, 69, 165) in RGB and hsl(273, 41%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #7945A5?

#7945A5 is rgb(121, 69, 165) — red 121, green 69, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7945A5?

#7945A5 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 58%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7945A5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7945A5 scores 6.55:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7945A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7945A5 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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