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#7D51EC Color

#7D51EC is rgb(125, 81, 236) in RGB, hsl(257, 80%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D51EC
HEX#7D51EC
RGBrgb(125, 81, 236)
HSLhsl(257, 80%, 62%)
HSVhsv(257, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.221 290.7)
LABlab(46.37% 46.15 -73.29)
LCHlch(46.37% 86.61 302.20)

What #7D51EC 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 #7D51EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.88Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.51Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 12.96Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.9Iris#5A4FCFΔE 16.2Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.23

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

#7D51EC Channel Values

How #7D51EC 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 81 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 80% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D51EC 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D51EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D51EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D51EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D51EC
Complementary
#C0EC51
Analogous
#5172EC
Analogous
#CA51EC
Triadic
#EC7D51
Triadic
#51EC7D
Split comp.
#ECCA51
Split comp.
#72EC51

Tints & Shades of #7D51EC

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

#8E68EE
#9F7EF1
#B095F3
#C5B1F6
#D6C8F9
#E7DFFB

Shades

#612CE8
#4B17CF
#3E13AA
#300F85
#230B60
#140637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D51EC.

How #7D51EC 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#7D51EC
Protanopia#5A5AEC
Protanomaly#6A57EC
Deuteranopia#6262EC
Deuteranomaly#6E5CEC
Tritanopia#5D7575
Tritanomaly#6B68B1
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #7D51EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d51ec: #7D51EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D51EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d51ec': '#7D51EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.318, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_7d51ec">#7D51EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D51EC"

More Purple Colors

#7D51EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D51EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D51EC?

#7D51EC is a light purple — rgb(125, 81, 236) in RGB and hsl(257, 80%, 62%) 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 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #7D51EC?

#7D51EC is rgb(125, 81, 236) — red 125, green 81, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D51EC?

#7D51EC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D51EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D51EC scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D51EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D51EC 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 14.9, which is visibly different.

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