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#7D5ABF Color

#7D5ABF is rgb(125, 90, 191) in RGB, hsl(261, 44%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 53%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D5ABF
HEX#7D5ABF
RGBrgb(125, 90, 191)
HSLhsl(261, 44%, 55%)
HSVhsv(261, 53%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 53%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.153 297.1)
LABlab(45.70% 31.65 -48.72)
LCHlch(45.70% 58.09 303.01)

What #7D5ABF 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 #7D5ABF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.9Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.31Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.95Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.26Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.75Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.42

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

#7D5ABF Channel Values

How #7D5ABF 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 90 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 44% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 53% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D5ABF 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D5ABF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D5ABF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D5ABF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D5ABF
Complementary
#9BBF5A
Analogous
#5A69BF
Analogous
#B05ABF
Triadic
#BF7D5A
Triadic
#5ABF7D
Split comp.
#BFB05A
Split comp.
#69BF5A

Tints & Shades of #7D5ABF

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

#8E70C7
#A086D0
#B19CD8
#C5B6E2
#D7CCEB
#E8E2F4

Shades

#6A45B0
#593993
#492F79
#3A255F
#2A1B46
#181028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D5ABF.

How #7D5ABF 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#7D5ABF
Protanopia#6161BF
Protanomaly#6D5EBF
Deuteranopia#6767BF
Deuteranomaly#7162BF
Tritanopia#6D6E6E
Tritanomaly#746695
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D5ABF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d5abf: #7D5ABF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D5ABF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d5abf': '#7D5ABF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.353, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_7d5abf">#7D5ABF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D5ABF"

More Purple Colors

#7D5ABF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D5ABF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D5ABF?

#7D5ABF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 90, 191) in RGB and hsl(261, 44%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #7D5ABF?

#7D5ABF is rgb(125, 90, 191) — red 125, green 90, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D5ABF?

#7D5ABF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 53%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D5ABF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D5ABF scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D5ABF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D5ABF 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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