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#7A6397 Color

#7A6397 is rgb(122, 99, 151) in RGB, hsl(267, 21%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 41%) 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 7.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A6397
HEX#7A6397
RGBrgb(122, 99, 151)
HSLhsl(267, 21%, 49%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.083 304.1)
LABlab(45.84% 17.71 -25.12)
LCHlch(45.84% 30.74 305.19)

What #7A6397 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 #7A6397, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 7.36Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 8.63Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 8.76Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.47Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.49Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.54

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

#7A6397 Channel Values

How #7A6397 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 99 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 21% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A6397 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 text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A6397

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A6397; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A6397
Complementary
#809763
Analogous
#636597
Analogous
#956397
Triadic
#977A63
Triadic
#63977A
Split comp.
#979563
Split comp.
#659763

Tints & Shades of #7A6397

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

#8C77A6
#9F8DB4
#B1A2C3
#C3B8D1
#D5CEDF
#E8E3ED

Shades

#6B5785
#5A496F
#4B3C5D
#392E47
#2A2234
#19141F

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How #7A6397 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#7A6397
Protanopia#676797
Protanomaly#6F6697
Deuteranopia#6B6B97
Deuteranomaly#716897
Tritanopia#736B6B
Tritanomaly#76687F
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #7A6397 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a6397: #7A6397;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A6397;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a6397': '#7A6397' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.388, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_7a6397">#7A6397</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A6397"

More Purple Colors

#7A6397 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A6397 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A6397?

#7A6397 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 99, 151) in RGB and hsl(267, 21%, 49%) 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 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #7A6397?

#7A6397 is rgb(122, 99, 151) — red 122, green 99, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A6397?

#7A6397 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A6397 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A6397 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A6397 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A6397 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 23.8, which is visibly different.

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