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#7C2CED Color

#7C2CED is rgb(124, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(265, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C2CED
HEX#7C2CED
RGBrgb(124, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(265, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(265, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.258 294.2)
LABlab(40.29% 62.34 -83.80)
LCHlch(40.29% 104.44 306.64)

What #7C2CED 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 #7C2CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.92Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.79French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.33Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.09Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.02Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 16.22

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

#7C2CED Channel Values

How #7C2CED 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 124 · G 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.1:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C2CED 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 text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C2CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C2CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C2CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C2CED
Complementary
#9CED2C
Analogous
#2C3CED
Analogous
#DD2CED
Triadic
#ED7C2C
Triadic
#2CED7C
Split comp.
#EDDD2C
Split comp.
#3CED2C

Tints & Shades of #7C2CED

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

#8E48EF
#9F64F2
#B180F4
#C5A1F7
#D6BDF9
#E8D9FC

Shades

#6914E1
#5810BC
#480D9B
#390B7A
#2A0859
#180434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C2CED.

How #7C2CED 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#7C2CED
Protanopia#4242ED
Protanomaly#5F3BED
Deuteranopia#5252EC
Deuteranomaly#6545ED
Tritanopia#586565
Tritanomaly#6853AD
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C2CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c2ced: #7C2CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C2CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c2ced': '#7C2CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_7c2ced">#7C2CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C2CED"

More Purple Colors

#7C2CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C2CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C2CED?

#7C2CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(265, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.92.

What is the RGB value of #7C2CED?

#7C2CED is rgb(124, 44, 237) — red 124, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C2CED?

#7C2CED converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C2CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C2CED scores 6.1:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C2CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C2CED 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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