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#7A56A4 Color

#7A56A4 is rgb(122, 86, 164) in RGB, hsl(268, 31%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 36%) 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 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A56A4
HEX#7A56A4
RGBrgb(122, 86, 164)
HSLhsl(268, 31%, 49%)
HSVhsv(268, 48%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.124 303.7)
LABlab(43.14% 27.53 -37.01)
LCHlch(43.14% 46.13 306.65)

What #7A56A4 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 #7A56A4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 5.87Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.93Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.97Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 14.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.12

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

#7A56A4 Channel Values

How #7A56A4 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 86 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 31% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 48% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.68:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A56A4 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 text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A56A4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A56A4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A56A4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A56A4
Complementary
#80A456
Analogous
#5659A4
Analogous
#A156A4
Triadic
#A47A56
Triadic
#56A47A
Split comp.
#A4A156
Split comp.
#59A456

Tints & Shades of #7A56A4

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

#8C6CB2
#9F83BE
#B19BCA
#C3B2D7
#D5CAE3
#E8E1EF

Shades

#6B4C90
#5A3F78
#4B3564
#39284D
#2A1E39
#191221

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How #7A56A4 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#7A56A4
Protanopia#5D5DA4
Protanomaly#6A5BA4
Deuteranopia#6464A3
Deuteranomaly#6D5FA4
Tritanopia#6F6464
Tritanomaly#745F83
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #7A56A4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a56a4: #7A56A4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A56A4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a56a4': '#7A56A4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.337, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_7a56a4">#7A56A4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A56A4"

More Purple Colors

#7A56A4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A56A4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A56A4?

#7A56A4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 86, 164) in RGB and hsl(268, 31%, 49%) 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #7A56A4?

#7A56A4 is rgb(122, 86, 164) — red 122, green 86, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A56A4?

#7A56A4 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A56A4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A56A4 scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A56A4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A56A4 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 15.35, which is visibly different.

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