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#7D54DE Color

#7D54DE is rgb(125, 84, 222) in RGB, hsl(258, 68%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D54DE
HEX#7D54DE
RGBrgb(125, 84, 222)
HSLhsl(258, 68%, 60%)
HSVhsv(258, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.2 292.5)
LABlab(46.11% 41.52 -65.82)
LCHlch(46.11% 77.82 302.25)

What #7D54DE 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 #7D54DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.84Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.03Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.29Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.35Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.92Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.44

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

#7D54DE Channel Values

How #7D54DE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 68% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D54DE 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D54DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D54DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D54DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D54DE
Complementary
#B5DE54
Analogous
#546FDE
Analogous
#C354DE
Triadic
#DE7D54
Triadic
#54DE7D
Split comp.
#DEC354
Split comp.
#6FDE54

Tints & Shades of #7D54DE

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

#8D69E2
#A183E7
#B198EB
#C5B2F0
#D5C7F4
#E8E1F9

Shades

#6331D8
#5224BC
#431D9A
#341778
#251056
#160A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D54DE.

How #7D54DE 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#7D54DE
Protanopia#5D5DDE
Protanomaly#6B59DE
Deuteranopia#6464DE
Deuteranomaly#6F5EDE
Tritanopia#627272
Tritanomaly#6E68A8
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D54DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d54de: #7D54DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D54DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d54de': '#7D54DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.329, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_7d54de">#7D54DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D54DE"

More Purple Colors

#7D54DE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D54DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D54DE?

#7D54DE is a light purple — rgb(125, 84, 222) in RGB and hsl(258, 68%, 60%) 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #7D54DE?

#7D54DE is rgb(125, 84, 222) — red 125, green 84, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D54DE?

#7D54DE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D54DE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D54DE scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D54DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D54DE 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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