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#7A54E3 Color

#7A54E3 is rgb(122, 84, 227) in RGB, hsl(256, 72%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 63%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A54E3
HEX#7A54E3
RGBrgb(122, 84, 227)
HSLhsl(256, 72%, 61%)
HSVhsv(256, 63%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 63%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.206 290.5)
LABlab(46.10% 41.92 -68.68)
LCHlch(46.10% 80.46 301.40)

What #7A54E3 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 #7A54E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.84Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.74Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.85Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.96Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.4Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.88

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

#7A54E3 Channel Values

How #7A54E3 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 84 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 72% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 63% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A54E3 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A54E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A54E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A54E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A54E3
Complementary
#BDE354
Analogous
#5475E3
Analogous
#C254E3
Triadic
#E37A54
Triadic
#54E37A
Split comp.
#E3C254
Split comp.
#75E354

Tints & Shades of #7A54E3

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

#8B6AE7
#A084EB
#B19AEF
#C2B0F2
#D3C6F6
#E7E0FA

Shades

#5F31DD
#4C20C5
#3F1AA2
#2F147B
#220E58
#140935

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How #7A54E3 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#7A54E3
Protanopia#5C5CE3
Protanomaly#6959E3
Deuteranopia#6363E3
Deuteranomaly#6D5DE3
Tritanopia#5C7474
Tritanomaly#6969AC
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #7A54E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a54e3: #7A54E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A54E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a54e3': '#7A54E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.329, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_7a54e3">#7A54E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A54E3"

More Purple Colors

#7A54E3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A54E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A54E3?

#7A54E3 is a light purple — rgb(122, 84, 227) in RGB and hsl(256, 72%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #7A54E3?

#7A54E3 is rgb(122, 84, 227) — red 122, green 84, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A54E3?

#7A54E3 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 63%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A54E3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A54E3 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A54E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A54E3 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 9.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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