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#7C4DE0 Color

#7C4DE0 is rgb(124, 77, 224) in RGB, hsl(259, 70%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 66%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C4DE0
HEX#7C4DE0
RGBrgb(124, 77, 224)
HSLhsl(259, 70%, 59%)
HSVhsv(259, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 66%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.212 292.9)
LABlab(44.69% 45.35 -69.25)
LCHlch(44.69% 82.78 303.22)

What #7C4DE0 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 #7C4DE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.63Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.11Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.55Iris#5A4FCFΔE 13.59Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.79Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.78

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

#7C4DE0 Channel Values

How #7C4DE0 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 77 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 70% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 12%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 #7C4DE0 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 #7C4DE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C4DE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C4DE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C4DE0
Complementary
#B1E04D
Analogous
#4D68E0
Analogous
#C54DE0
Triadic
#E07C4D
Triadic
#4DE07C
Split comp.
#E0C54D
Split comp.
#68E04D

Tints & Shades of #7C4DE0

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

#8F67E4
#9F7DE8
#B297ED
#C2ADF0
#D5C7F5
#E5DCF9

Shades

#622BDA
#5221BA
#421B98
#351579
#260F57
#170934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C4DE0.

How #7C4DE0 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#7C4DE0
Protanopia#5757E0
Protanomaly#6853E0
Deuteranopia#6060E0
Deuteranomaly#6C59E0
Tritanopia#606F6F
Tritanomaly#6C63A8
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C4DE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c4de0: #7C4DE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C4DE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c4de0': '#7C4DE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.302, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_7c4de0">#7C4DE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C4DE0"

More Purple Colors

#7C4DE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C4DE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C4DE0?

#7C4DE0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 77, 224) in RGB and hsl(259, 70%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #7C4DE0?

#7C4DE0 is rgb(124, 77, 224) — red 124, green 77, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C4DE0?

#7C4DE0 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 66%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C4DE0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C4DE0 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 #7C4DE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C4DE0 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.55, which is visibly different.

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