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#7D54C9 Color

#7D54C9 is rgb(125, 84, 201) in RGB, hsl(261, 52%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 58%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D54C9
HEX#7D54C9
RGBrgb(125, 84, 201)
HSLhsl(261, 52%, 56%)
HSVhsv(261, 58%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 58%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.175 296.3)
LABlab(44.88% 37.02 -55.79)
LCHlch(44.88% 66.96 303.56)

What #7D54C9 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 #7D54C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.93Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.68Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.06Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.1Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.45Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.85

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

#7D54C9 Channel Values

How #7D54C9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 52% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 58% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.27:1 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 #7D54C9 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 text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D54C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D54C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D54C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D54C9
Complementary
#A0C954
Analogous
#5466C9
Analogous
#B854C9
Triadic
#C97D54
Triadic
#54C97D
Split comp.
#C9B854
Split comp.
#66C954

Tints & Shades of #7D54C9

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

#8F6CD0
#A183D8
#B29ADF
#C4B1E7
#D6C9EE
#E7E0F5

Shades

#693CBE
#58329F
#492A84
#382065
#29174A
#180D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D54C9.

How #7D54C9 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#7D54C9
Protanopia#5D5DC9
Protanomaly#6B59C9
Deuteranopia#6464C9
Deuteranomaly#6F5EC9
Tritanopia#696C6C
Tritanomaly#72649A
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #7D54C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d54c9: #7D54C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D54C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d54c9': '#7D54C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.329, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_7d54c9">#7D54C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D54C9"

More Purple Colors

#7D54C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7D54C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D54C9?

#7D54C9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 84, 201) in RGB and hsl(261, 52%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #7D54C9?

#7D54C9 is rgb(125, 84, 201) — red 125, green 84, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D54C9?

#7D54C9 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 58%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D54C9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D54C9 scores 5.27:1 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 #7D54C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D54C9 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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