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#7A4F87 Color

#7A4F87 is rgb(122, 79, 135) in RGB, hsl(286, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 41%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A4F87
HEX#7A4F87
RGBrgb(122, 79, 135)
HSLhsl(286, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(286, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 41%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.1 318.1)
LABlab(40.25% 26.22 -24.14)
LCHlch(40.25% 35.65 317.36)

What #7A4F87 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 #7A4F87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.61Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 8.8Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.06Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.56Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 11.58Imperial#602F6BΔE 12.81

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

#7A4F87 Channel Values

How #7A4F87 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 79 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.37:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A4F87 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 text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A4F87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A4F87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A4F87
Complementary
#5C874F
Analogous
#5E4F87
Analogous
#874F78
Triadic
#877A4F
Triadic
#4F877A
Split comp.
#78874F
Split comp.
#4F875E

Tints & Shades of #7A4F87

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

#915EA1
#A378B0
#B492BF
#C6ABCE
#D7C5DD
#E9DFEC

Shades

#6B4677
#5A3A64
#4B3154
#3A2640
#2C1C30
#1A111D

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How #7A4F87 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#7A4F87
Protanopia#585887
Protanomaly#675587
Deuteranopia#606086
Deuteranomaly#6B5A87
Tritanopia#745959
Tritanomaly#76556E
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #7A4F87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a4f87: #7A4F87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A4F87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a4f87': '#7A4F87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.310, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_7a4f87">#7A4F87</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A4F87"

More Purple Colors

#7A4F87 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A4F87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A4F87?

#7A4F87 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 79, 135) in RGB and hsl(286, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #7A4F87?

#7A4F87 is rgb(122, 79, 135) — red 122, green 79, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A4F87?

#7A4F87 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 41%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A4F87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A4F87 scores 6.37:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A4F87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A4F87 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.64, which is visibly different.

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