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#7D55BE Color

#7D55BE is rgb(125, 85, 190) in RGB, hsl(263, 45%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 55%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (#9966CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D55BE
HEX#7D55BE
RGBrgb(125, 85, 190)
HSLhsl(263, 45%, 54%)
HSVhsv(263, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 55%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.159 298.5)
LABlab(44.51% 34.19 -50.03)
LCHlch(44.51% 60.60 304.34)

What #7D55BE 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 #7D55BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.94Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.28Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.8Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.26Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.66Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.24

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

#7D55BE Channel Values

How #7D55BE 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 85 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 45% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 55% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D55BE 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D55BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D55BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D55BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D55BE
Complementary
#96BE55
Analogous
#5561BE
Analogous
#B255BE
Triadic
#BE7D55
Triadic
#55BE7D
Split comp.
#BEB255
Split comp.
#61BE55

Tints & Shades of #7D55BE

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

#8E6BC7
#A285D1
#B39BD9
#C4B1E2
#D5C8EA
#E8E1F4

Shades

#6B42AE
#5B3894
#4B2E7A
#39235C
#291943
#190F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D55BE.

How #7D55BE 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#7D55BE
Protanopia#5D5DBE
Protanomaly#6B5ABE
Deuteranopia#6464BD
Deuteranomaly#6F5FBE
Tritanopia#6C6A6A
Tritanomaly#736293
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D55BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d55be: #7D55BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D55BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d55be': '#7D55BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.333, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_7d55be">#7D55BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D55BE"

More Purple Colors

#7D55BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D55BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D55BE?

#7D55BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 85, 190) in RGB and hsl(263, 45%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.94.

What is the RGB value of #7D55BE?

#7D55BE is rgb(125, 85, 190) — red 125, green 85, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D55BE?

#7D55BE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 55%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D55BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D55BE scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D55BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D55BE 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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