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#7C61AE Color

#7C61AE is rgb(124, 97, 174) in RGB, hsl(261, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C61AE
HEX#7C61AE
RGBrgb(124, 97, 174)
HSLhsl(261, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(261, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.119 298.6)
LABlab(46.47% 23.95 -37.63)
LCHlch(46.47% 44.61 302.47)

What #7C61AE 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 #7C61AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.64Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.11Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.39Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.85Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.88Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 13.41

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

#7C61AE Channel Values

How #7C61AE 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 97 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C61AE 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7C61AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C61AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C61AE
Complementary
#93AE61
Analogous
#616CAE
Analogous
#A261AE
Triadic
#AE7C61
Triadic
#61AE7C
Split comp.
#AEA261
Split comp.
#6CAE61

Tints & Shades of #7C61AE

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

#8C75B8
#A08DC4
#B1A1CE
#C4B8DB
#D5CDE5
#E9E4F1

Shades

#6A509B
#5A4483
#4A376C
#3A2B54
#291F3D
#191325

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How #7C61AE 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#7C61AE
Protanopia#6666AE
Protanomaly#7064AE
Deuteranopia#6B6BAE
Deuteranomaly#7267AE
Tritanopia#706F6F
Tritanomaly#75698C
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #7C61AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c61ae: #7C61AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C61AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c61ae': '#7C61AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.380, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7c61ae">#7C61AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C61AE"

More Purple Colors

#7C61AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C61AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C61AE?

#7C61AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 97, 174) in RGB and hsl(261, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #7C61AE?

#7C61AE is rgb(124, 97, 174) — red 124, green 97, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C61AE?

#7C61AE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C61AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C61AE scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C61AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C61AE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 17.1, which is visibly different.

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