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#7D24AE Color

#7D24AE is rgb(125, 36, 174) in RGB, hsl(279, 66%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 79%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D24AE
HEX#7D24AE
RGBrgb(125, 36, 174)
HSLhsl(279, 66%, 41%)
HSVhsv(279, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 79%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.206 309.8)
LABlab(34.79% 53.98 -56.25)
LCHlch(34.79% 77.96 313.82)

What #7D24AE 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 #7D24AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.86Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.35Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.91Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.08Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.71Indigo#4B0082ΔE 16.72

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

#7D24AE Channel Values

How #7D24AE 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 125 · G 36 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 66% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 79% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.68:1 vs white · 2.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D24AE 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 text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D24AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D24AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D24AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D24AE
Complementary
#54AE24
Analogous
#3824AE
Analogous
#AE2499
Triadic
#AE7D24
Triadic
#24AE7D
Split comp.
#99AE24
Split comp.
#24AE38

Tints & Shades of #7D24AE

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

#962ACF
#A749DA
#B76BE1
#CA91E8
#DAB3EF
#EBD5F6

Shades

#6E1F98
#5C1A7F
#4C166A
#3D1155
#2E0D3F
#1B0826

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D24AE.

How #7D24AE 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#7D24AE
Protanopia#3F3FAE
Protanomaly#5E36AE
Deuteranopia#5050AD
Deuteranomaly#6542AD
Tritanopia#6D4A4A
Tritanomaly#743E7F
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D24AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d24ae: #7D24AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D24AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d24ae': '#7D24AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.141, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7d24ae">#7D24AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D24AE"

More Purple Colors

#7D24AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7D24AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D24AE?

#7D24AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 36, 174) in RGB and hsl(279, 66%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.86.

What is the RGB value of #7D24AE?

#7D24AE is rgb(125, 36, 174) — red 125, green 36, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D24AE?

#7D24AE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 79%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D24AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D24AE scores 7.68:1 against white and 2.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D24AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D24AE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.91, which is visibly different.

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