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#7A4CDC Color

#7A4CDC is rgb(122, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(259, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A4CDC
HEX#7A4CDC
RGBrgb(122, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(259, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(259, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.208 292.9)
LABlab(44.02% 44.54 -68.08)
LCHlch(44.02% 81.36 303.19)

What #7A4CDC 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 #7A4CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.23Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.51Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.42Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.04Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.21Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.95

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

#7A4CDC Channel Values

How #7A4CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.39:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A4CDC 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 text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A4CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A4CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A4CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A4CDC
Complementary
#AEDC4C
Analogous
#4C66DC
Analogous
#C14CDC
Triadic
#DC7A4C
Triadic
#4CDC7A
Split comp.
#DCC14C
Split comp.
#66DC4C

Tints & Shades of #7A4CDC

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

#8D66E1
#9D7BE5
#B095EA
#C3AEEF
#D6C8F4
#E6DDF8

Shades

#602AD5
#5324B7
#431D95
#341773
#251051
#170A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A4CDC.

How #7A4CDC 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#7A4CDC
Protanopia#5656DC
Protanomaly#6652DC
Deuteranopia#5E5EDC
Deuteranomaly#6A58DC
Tritanopia#5E6D6D
Tritanomaly#6A62A5
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A4CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a4cdc: #7A4CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A4CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a4cdc': '#7A4CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7a4cdc">#7A4CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A4CDC"

More Purple Colors

#7A4CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A4CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A4CDC?

#7A4CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(259, 67%, 58%) 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 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #7A4CDC?

#7A4CDC is rgb(122, 76, 220) — red 122, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A4CDC?

#7A4CDC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A4CDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A4CDC scores 5.39:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A4CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A4CDC 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.04, which is visibly different.

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