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#7A4AE8 Color

#7A4AE8 is rgb(122, 74, 232) in RGB, hsl(258, 77%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 9%) 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 9.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A4AE8
HEX#7A4AE8
RGBrgb(122, 74, 232)
HSLhsl(258, 77%, 60%)
HSVhsv(258, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.224 291.2)
LABlab(44.42% 48.16 -74.23)
LCHlch(44.42% 88.48 302.98)

What #7A4AE8 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 #7A4AE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.45Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.05Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.66Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.13Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.29Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.67

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

#7A4AE8 Channel Values

How #7A4AE8 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 122 · G 74 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 77% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.29:1 vs white · 3.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A4AE8 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 text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A4AE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A4AE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A4AE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A4AE8
Complementary
#B8E84A
Analogous
#4A6AE8
Analogous
#C84AE8
Triadic
#E87A4A
Triadic
#4AE87A
Split comp.
#E8C84A
Split comp.
#6AE84A

Tints & Shades of #7A4AE8

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

#8A61EA
#9E7CEE
#AF93F1
#C3AEF4
#D4C4F7
#E8DFFB

Shades

#5F26E3
#4E1AC7
#4015A2
#31107E
#230C5A
#150736

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How #7A4AE8 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#7A4AE8
Protanopia#5555E8
Protanomaly#6651E8
Deuteranopia#5D5DE8
Deuteranomaly#6A56E8
Tritanopia#597070
Tritanomaly#6863AD
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #7A4AE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a4ae8: #7A4AE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A4AE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a4ae8': '#7A4AE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.290, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_7a4ae8">#7A4AE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A4AE8"

More Purple Colors

#7A4AE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A4AE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A4AE8?

#7A4AE8 is a light purple — rgb(122, 74, 232) in RGB and hsl(258, 77%, 60%) 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 9.45.

What is the RGB value of #7A4AE8?

#7A4AE8 is rgb(122, 74, 232) — red 122, green 74, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A4AE8?

#7A4AE8 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A4AE8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A4AE8 scores 5.29:1 against white and 3.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A4AE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A4AE8 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.29, which is visibly different.

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