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#7C3EA3 Color

#7C3EA3 is rgb(124, 62, 163) in RGB, hsl(277, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 62%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C3EA3
HEX#7C3EA3
RGBrgb(124, 62, 163)
HSLhsl(277, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(277, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 62%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.162 310)
LABlab(38.12% 40.79 -44.34)
LCHlch(38.12% 60.25 312.62)

What #7C3EA3 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 #7C3EA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.27Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.05Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.13Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.3Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.12Eminence#6C3082ΔE 11.91

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

#7C3EA3 Channel Values

How #7C3EA3 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 62 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.83:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C3EA3 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 text6.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C3EA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C3EA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C3EA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C3EA3
Complementary
#64A33E
Analogous
#493EA3
Analogous
#A33E97
Triadic
#A37C3E
Triadic
#3EA37C
Split comp.
#97A33E
Split comp.
#3EA349

Tints & Shades of #7C3EA3

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

#914EBC
#A167C5
#B485D1
#C6A3DC
#D8C0E7
#E8DAF1

Shades

#6B358D
#5D2E7A
#4C2664
#3B1D4E
#2A1537
#1C0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C3EA3.

How #7C3EA3 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#7C3EA3
Protanopia#4D4DA3
Protanomaly#6347A3
Deuteranopia#5959A2
Deuteranomaly#694FA2
Tritanopia#705454
Tritanomaly#754C7B
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #7C3EA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c3ea3: #7C3EA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C3EA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c3ea3': '#7C3EA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.243, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_7c3ea3">#7C3EA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C3EA3"

More Purple Colors

#7C3EA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C3EA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C3EA3?

#7C3EA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 62, 163) in RGB and hsl(277, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #7C3EA3?

#7C3EA3 is rgb(124, 62, 163) — red 124, green 62, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C3EA3?

#7C3EA3 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 62%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C3EA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C3EA3 scores 6.83:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C3EA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C3EA3 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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