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#7D4BE2 Color

#7D4BE2 is rgb(125, 75, 226) in RGB, hsl(260, 72%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D4BE2
HEX#7D4BE2
RGBrgb(125, 75, 226)
HSLhsl(260, 72%, 59%)
HSVhsv(260, 67%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.216 293.2)
LABlab(44.54% 47.01 -70.62)
LCHlch(44.54% 84.84 303.65)

What #7D4BE2 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 #7D4BE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.91Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.52Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.37Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 15.4Iris#5A4FCFΔE 15.44Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.15

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

#7D4BE2 Channel Values

How #7D4BE2 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 75 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 72% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 67% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D4BE2 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D4BE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D4BE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D4BE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D4BE2
Complementary
#B0E24B
Analogous
#4B64E2
Analogous
#C94BE2
Triadic
#E27D4B
Triadic
#4BE27D
Split comp.
#E2C94B
Split comp.
#64E24B

Tints & Shades of #7D4BE2

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

#9065E6
#A07BEA
#B396EE
#C3ACF1
#D6C6F6
#E6DCF9

Shades

#6428DC
#531FBD
#44199A
#36147B
#270E58
#170935

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D4BE2.

How #7D4BE2 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#7D4BE2
Protanopia#5656E2
Protanomaly#6852E2
Deuteranopia#5F5FE2
Deuteranomaly#6C58E2
Tritanopia#606E6E
Tritanomaly#6D62A9
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D4BE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d4be2: #7D4BE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D4BE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d4be2': '#7D4BE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.294, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7d4be2">#7D4BE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D4BE2"

More Purple Colors

#7D4BE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D4BE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D4BE2?

#7D4BE2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 75, 226) in RGB and hsl(260, 72%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #7D4BE2?

#7D4BE2 is rgb(125, 75, 226) — red 125, green 75, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D4BE2?

#7D4BE2 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 67%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D4BE2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D4BE2 scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D4BE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D4BE2 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.37, which is visibly different.

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