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#7A6892 Color

#7A6892 is rgb(122, 104, 146) in RGB, hsl(266, 17%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A6892
HEX#7A6892
RGBrgb(122, 104, 146)
HSLhsl(266, 17%, 49%)
HSVhsv(266, 29%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.067 303.9)
LABlab(46.97% 13.97 -20.43)
LCHlch(46.97% 24.75 304.35)

What #7A6892 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 #7A6892, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.19French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.35Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.08Rhythm#777696ΔE 9.52Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.66

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

#7A6892 Channel Values

How #7A6892 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 104 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 17% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 29% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A6892 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A6892

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A6892; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A6892
Complementary
#809268
Analogous
#686B92
Analogous
#8F6892
Triadic
#927A68
Triadic
#68927A
Split comp.
#928F68
Split comp.
#6B9268

Tints & Shades of #7A6892

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

#8C7CA2
#9F91B1
#B1A5C0
#C3BACE
#D5CFDD
#E8E4EC

Shades

#6B5B80
#5A4C6B
#4B3F5A
#393145
#2A2433
#19151E

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How #7A6892 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#7A6892
Protanopia#6B6B92
Protanomaly#716A92
Deuteranopia#6E6E92
Deuteranomaly#736C92
Tritanopia#746E6E
Tritanomaly#776C7E
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #7A6892 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a6892: #7A6892;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A6892;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a6892': '#7A6892' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.408, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_7a6892">#7A6892</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A6892"

More Purple Colors

#7A6892 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A6892 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A6892?

#7A6892 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(122, 104, 146) in RGB and hsl(266, 17%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #7A6892?

#7A6892 is rgb(122, 104, 146) — red 122, green 104, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A6892?

#7A6892 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A6892 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A6892 scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A6892 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A6892 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 20.6, which is visibly different.

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