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#7D42AE Color

#7D42AE is rgb(125, 66, 174) in RGB, hsl(273, 45%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D42AE
HEX#7D42AE
RGBrgb(125, 66, 174)
HSLhsl(273, 45%, 47%)
HSVhsv(273, 62%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.169 306.4)
LABlab(39.64% 41.07 -48.45)
LCHlch(39.64% 63.52 310.29)

What #7D42AE 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 #7D42AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.69Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 7.75Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.27Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.29Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.55

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

#7D42AE Channel Values

How #7D42AE 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 66 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 45% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 62% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D42AE 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D42AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D42AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D42AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D42AE
Complementary
#72AE42
Analogous
#4742AE
Analogous
#AE42A8
Triadic
#AE7D42
Triadic
#42AE7D
Split comp.
#A8AE42
Split comp.
#42AE47

Tints & Shades of #7D42AE

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

#8F55BE
#A272CA
#B48CD4
#C5A6DD
#D6C0E7
#E9DEF2

Shades

#6D3A98
#5D3181
#4D296B
#3B1F51
#2B163B
#1B0E25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D42AE.

How #7D42AE 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#7D42AE
Protanopia#5050AE
Protanomaly#654BAE
Deuteranopia#5B5BAD
Deuteranomaly#6A52AE
Tritanopia#6F5959
Tritanomaly#755184
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #7D42AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d42ae: #7D42AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D42AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d42ae': '#7D42AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.259, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7d42ae">#7D42AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D42AE"

More Purple Colors

#7D42AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D42AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D42AE?

#7D42AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(273, 45%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #7D42AE?

#7D42AE is rgb(125, 66, 174) — red 125, green 66, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D42AE?

#7D42AE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D42AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D42AE scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D42AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D42AE 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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