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#7D28C3 Color

#7D28C3 is rgb(125, 40, 195) in RGB, hsl(273, 66%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 79%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D28C3
HEX#7D28C3
RGBrgb(125, 40, 195)
HSLhsl(273, 66%, 46%)
HSVhsv(273, 79%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 79%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.222 303.7)
LABlab(36.73% 56.17 -65.49)
LCHlch(36.73% 86.28 310.62)

What #7D28C3 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 #7D28C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.66Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.35Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.3French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.8Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.28Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 14.86

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

#7D28C3 Channel Values

How #7D28C3 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 40 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 66% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 79% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.09:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D28C3 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 text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D28C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D28C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D28C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D28C3
Complementary
#6EC328
Analogous
#3028C3
Analogous
#C328BB
Triadic
#C37D28
Triadic
#28C37D
Split comp.
#BBC328
Split comp.
#28C330

Tints & Shades of #7D28C3

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

#8F38D6
#A25ADD
#B378E3
#C699EA
#D7B7F0
#EAD9F7

Shades

#6D23A9
#5C1D90
#4C1877
#3C135D
#2B0E44
#1B092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D28C3.

How #7D28C3 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#7D28C3
Protanopia#4141C3
Protanomaly#5F38C3
Deuteranopia#5151C2
Deuteranomaly#6544C3
Tritanopia#685353
Tritanomaly#71468E
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #7D28C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d28c3: #7D28C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D28C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d28c3': '#7D28C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.157, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_7d28c3">#7D28C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D28C3"

More Purple Colors

#7D28C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7D28C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D28C3?

#7D28C3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 40, 195) in RGB and hsl(273, 66%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #7D28C3?

#7D28C3 is rgb(125, 40, 195) — red 125, green 40, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D28C3?

#7D28C3 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 79%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D28C3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D28C3 scores 7.09:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D28C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D28C3 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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