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#7D39B1 Color

#7D39B1 is rgb(125, 57, 177) in RGB, hsl(274, 51%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 31%) 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 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D39B1
HEX#7D39B1
RGBrgb(125, 57, 177)
HSLhsl(274, 51%, 46%)
HSVhsv(274, 68%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.185 306.8)
LABlab(38.13% 45.99 -52.64)
LCHlch(38.13% 69.90 311.14)

What #7D39B1 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 #7D39B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 5.08Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.84Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.71Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 14.47Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.94Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 16.11

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

#7D39B1 Channel Values

How #7D39B1 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 57 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 51% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 68% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D39B1 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D39B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D39B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D39B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D39B1
Complementary
#6DB139
Analogous
#4139B1
Analogous
#B139A9
Triadic
#B17D39
Triadic
#39B17D
Split comp.
#A9B139
Split comp.
#39B141

Tints & Shades of #7D39B1

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

#8F4AC4
#A269CE
#B384D7
#C6A3E1
#D7BEEA
#EADCF4

Shades

#6D329A
#5D2A83
#4C236C
#3C1B55
#2C143E
#1B0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D39B1.

How #7D39B1 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#7D39B1
Protanopia#4A4AB1
Protanomaly#6244B1
Deuteranopia#5757B0
Deuteranomaly#684DB1
Tritanopia#6D5555
Tritanomaly#744B84
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D39B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d39b1: #7D39B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D39B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d39b1': '#7D39B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.224, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_7d39b1">#7D39B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D39B1"

More Purple Colors

#7D39B1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D39B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D39B1?

#7D39B1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 57, 177) in RGB and hsl(274, 51%, 46%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #7D39B1?

#7D39B1 is rgb(125, 57, 177) — red 125, green 57, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D39B1?

#7D39B1 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D39B1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D39B1 scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D39B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D39B1 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 10.71, which is visibly different.

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