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#7A59CF Color

#7A59CF is rgb(122, 89, 207) in RGB, hsl(257, 55%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A59CF
HEX#7A59CF
RGBrgb(122, 89, 207)
HSLhsl(257, 55%, 58%)
HSVhsv(257, 57%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.175 292.7)
LABlab(46.01% 34.79 -57.46)
LCHlch(46.01% 67.17 301.20)

What #7A59CF 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 #7A59CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.48Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.49Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.5Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.54Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.29Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.28

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

#7A59CF Channel Values

How #7A59CF 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 89 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 55% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 57% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A59CF 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 text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A59CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A59CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A59CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A59CF
Complementary
#ADCF59
Analogous
#5973CF
Analogous
#B559CF
Triadic
#CF7A59
Triadic
#59CF7A
Split comp.
#CFB559
Split comp.
#73CF59

Tints & Shades of #7A59CF

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

#8D71D6
#9D84DB
#B09CE2
#C3B4E9
#D6CCF0
#E6DFF6

Shades

#6139C6
#5431AA
#44288A
#341F6B
#25164B
#170E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A59CF.

How #7A59CF 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#7A59CF
Protanopia#6060CF
Protanomaly#6B5DCF
Deuteranopia#6565CF
Deuteranomaly#6E61CF
Tritanopia#647171
Tritanomaly#6E68A0
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #7A59CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a59cf: #7A59CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A59CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a59cf': '#7A59CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.349, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_7a59cf">#7A59CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A59CF"

More Purple Colors

#7A59CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A59CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A59CF?

#7A59CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 89, 207) in RGB and hsl(257, 55%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #7A59CF?

#7A59CF is rgb(122, 89, 207) — red 122, green 89, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A59CF?

#7A59CF converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A59CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A59CF scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A59CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A59CF 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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