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#7D54A6 Color

#7D54A6 is rgb(125, 84, 166) in RGB, hsl(270, 33%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 49%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D54A6
HEX#7D54A6
RGBrgb(125, 84, 166)
HSLhsl(270, 33%, 49%)
HSVhsv(270, 49%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 49%, 0%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.131 305.5)
LABlab(43.11% 29.99 -38.21)
LCHlch(43.11% 48.57 308.12)

What #7D54A6 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 #7D54A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#7D54A6 Channel Values

How #7D54A6 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 84 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 33% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 49% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.69:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D54A6 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 text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7D54A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D54A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7D54A6

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.

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How #7D54A6 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#7D54A6
Protanopia#5D5DA6
Protanomaly#6B59A6
Deuteranopia#6464A5
Deuteranomaly#6F5EA6
Tritanopia#726363
Tritanomaly#765E83
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #7D54A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d54a6: #7D54A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D54A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d54a6': '#7D54A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.329, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_7d54a6">#7D54A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D54A6"

More Purple Colors

#7D54A6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7D54A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D54A6?

#7D54A6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 84, 166) in RGB and hsl(270, 33%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.84.

What is the RGB value of #7D54A6?

#7D54A6 is rgb(125, 84, 166) — red 125, green 84, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D54A6?

#7D54A6 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 49%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D54A6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D54A6 scores 5.69:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D54A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D54A6 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.08, which is visibly different.

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