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#7D5794 Color

#7D5794 is rgb(125, 87, 148) in RGB, hsl(277, 26%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D5794
HEX#7D5794
RGBrgb(125, 87, 148)
HSLhsl(277, 26%, 46%)
HSVhsv(277, 41%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.102 311.9)
LABlab(43.05% 25.02 -27.61)
LCHlch(43.05% 37.26 312.18)

What #7D5794 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 #7D5794, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.32Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.02Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 11.71Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 11.99Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 12.46Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.7

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

#7D5794 Channel Values

How #7D5794 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 87 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 26% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 41% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.73:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D5794 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 text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7D5794

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D5794; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D5794
Complementary
#6E9457
Analogous
#5E5794
Analogous
#94578D
Triadic
#947C57
Triadic
#57947C
Split comp.
#8D9457
Split comp.
#57945E

Tints & Shades of #7D5794

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

#8E68A6
#A282B5
#B298C3
#C6B2D2
#D6C8DF
#E9E2EE

Shades

#6C4B81
#5C406D
#4C355A
#3C2A47
#2B1E33
#1B1320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D5794.

How #7D5794 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#7D5794
Protanopia#5F5F94
Protanomaly#6C5C94
Deuteranopia#666693
Deuteranomaly#706094
Tritanopia#756161
Tritanomaly#795D79
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #7D5794 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d5794: #7D5794;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D5794;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d5794': '#7D5794' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.341, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_7d5794">#7D5794</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D5794"

More Purple Colors

#7D5794 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D5794 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D5794?

#7D5794 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 87, 148) in RGB and hsl(277, 26%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.32.

What is the RGB value of #7D5794?

#7D5794 is rgb(125, 87, 148) — red 125, green 87, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D5794?

#7D5794 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D5794 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D5794 scores 5.73:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D5794 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D5794 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 20.12, which is visibly different.

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