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#7A5DAC Color

#7A5DAC is rgb(122, 93, 172) in RGB, hsl(262, 32%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 46%, 0%, 33%) 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 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A5DAC
HEX#7A5DAC
RGBrgb(122, 93, 172)
HSLhsl(262, 32%, 52%)
HSVhsv(262, 46%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 46%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.123 299.2)
LABlab(45.19% 25.17 -38.49)
LCHlch(45.19% 45.99 303.18)

What #7A5DAC 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 #7A5DAC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.19Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.35Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.74Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.65Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.61Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.63

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

#7A5DAC Channel Values

How #7A5DAC 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 93 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 32% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 46% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A5DAC 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A5DAC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A5DAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A5DAC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A5DAC
Complementary
#8FAC5D
Analogous
#5D68AC
Analogous
#A15DAC
Triadic
#AC7A5D
Triadic
#5DAC7A
Split comp.
#ACA15D
Split comp.
#68AC5D

Tints & Shades of #7A5DAC

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

#8E75B8
#9E89C2
#B2A1CE
#C2B5D9
#D5CDE5
#E6E1EF

Shades

#694E97
#594280
#483668
#3A2B54
#2A1F3D
#1A1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A5DAC.

How #7A5DAC 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#7A5DAC
Protanopia#6363AC
Protanomaly#6D60AC
Deuteranopia#6868AC
Deuteranomaly#6F64AC
Tritanopia#6E6B6B
Tritanomaly#73668A
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A5DAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a5dac: #7A5DAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A5DAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a5dac': '#7A5DAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.365, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_7a5dac">#7A5DAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A5DAC"

More Purple Colors

#7A5DAC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7A5DAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A5DAC?

#7A5DAC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 93, 172) in RGB and hsl(262, 32%, 52%) 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #7A5DAC?

#7A5DAC is rgb(122, 93, 172) — red 122, green 93, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A5DAC?

#7A5DAC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 46%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A5DAC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A5DAC scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A5DAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A5DAC 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 15.95, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.