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#7D4CAE Color

#7D4CAE is rgb(125, 76, 174) in RGB, hsl(270, 39%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D4CAE
HEX#7D4CAE
RGBrgb(125, 76, 174)
HSLhsl(270, 39%, 49%)
HSVhsv(270, 56%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.153 304.7)
LABlab(41.70% 35.87 -45.16)
LCHlch(41.70% 57.67 308.46)

What #7D4CAE 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 #7D4CAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 6.18Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.25Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.98Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.46Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 10.58Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 11.17

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

#7D4CAE Channel Values

How #7D4CAE 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 76 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 39% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 56% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.97:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D4CAE 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 text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D4CAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D4CAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D4CAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D4CAE
Complementary
#7DAE4C
Analogous
#4C4CAE
Analogous
#AE4CAE
Triadic
#AE7D4C
Triadic
#4CAE7D
Split comp.
#AEAE4C
Split comp.
#4CAE4C

Tints & Shades of #7D4CAE

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

#8F63BB
#A17CC5
#B295D0
#C4ADDB
#D6C6E6
#E8DFF1

Shades

#6E4398
#5C3880
#4C2F6A
#3B2452
#2B1A3C
#191023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D4CAE.

How #7D4CAE 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#7D4CAE
Protanopia#5757AE
Protanomaly#6853AE
Deuteranopia#6060AD
Deuteranomaly#6D58AE
Tritanopia#6F6060
Tritanomaly#755986
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D4CAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d4cae: #7D4CAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D4CAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d4cae': '#7D4CAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.298, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7d4cae">#7D4CAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D4CAE"

More Purple Colors

#7D4CAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D4CAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D4CAE?

#7D4CAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 76, 174) in RGB and hsl(270, 39%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #7D4CAE?

#7D4CAE is rgb(125, 76, 174) — red 125, green 76, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D4CAE?

#7D4CAE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D4CAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D4CAE scores 5.97:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D4CAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D4CAE 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 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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