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#7D5BA9 Color

#7D5BA9 is rgb(125, 91, 169) in RGB, hsl(266, 31%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 34%) 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 6.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D5BA9
HEX#7D5BA9
RGBrgb(125, 91, 169)
HSLhsl(266, 31%, 51%)
HSVhsv(266, 46%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.123 302.6)
LABlab(44.90% 26.66 -37.17)
LCHlch(44.90% 45.74 305.65)

What #7D5BA9 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 #7D5BA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 6.8Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.05Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.58Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.46Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.58

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

#7D5BA9 Channel Values

How #7D5BA9 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 91 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 31% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 46% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D5BA9 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 text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D5BA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D5BA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D5BA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D5BA9
Complementary
#87A95B
Analogous
#5B60A9
Analogous
#A45BA9
Triadic
#A97D5B
Triadic
#5BA97D
Split comp.
#A9A45B
Split comp.
#60A95B

Tints & Shades of #7D5BA9

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

#8F73B5
#9F87C0
#B29ECC
#C5B6D8
#D7CDE5
#E7E1EF

Shades

#6C4D93
#5D437F
#4C3768
#3B2A50
#2A1E39
#1B1325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D5BA9.

How #7D5BA9 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#7D5BA9
Protanopia#6262A9
Protanomaly#6E5FA9
Deuteranopia#6868A8
Deuteranomaly#7163A9
Tritanopia#726969
Tritanomaly#766487
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #7D5BA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d5ba9: #7D5BA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D5BA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d5ba9': '#7D5BA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.357, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_7d5ba9">#7D5BA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D5BA9"

More Purple Colors

#7D5BA9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7D5BA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D5BA9?

#7D5BA9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 91, 169) in RGB and hsl(266, 31%, 51%) 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #7D5BA9?

#7D5BA9 is rgb(125, 91, 169) — red 125, green 91, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D5BA9?

#7D5BA9 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D5BA9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D5BA9 scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D5BA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D5BA9 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 16.5, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.