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#7D5DB1 Color

#7D5DB1 is rgb(125, 93, 177) in RGB, hsl(263, 35%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 31%) 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 5.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D5DB1
HEX#7D5DB1
RGBrgb(125, 93, 177)
HSLhsl(263, 35%, 53%)
HSVhsv(263, 47%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.13 299.7)
LABlab(45.74% 27.12 -40.53)
LCHlch(45.74% 48.76 303.78)

What #7D5DB1 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 #7D5DB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 5.34Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.35Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.19Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.11Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 14Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.1

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

#7D5DB1 Channel Values

How #7D5DB1 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 93 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 35% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 47% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D5DB1 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 text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D5DB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D5DB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D5DB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D5DB1
Complementary
#91B15D
Analogous
#5D67B1
Analogous
#A75DB1
Triadic
#B17D5D
Triadic
#5DB17D
Split comp.
#B1A75D
Split comp.
#67B15D

Tints & Shades of #7D5DB1

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

#8E72BB
#A18AC7
#B29FD1
#C5B7DC
#D6CBE6
#E9E3F2

Shades

#6C4C9E
#5B4186
#4B356E
#3B2956
#2A1E3E
#1A1226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D5DB1.

How #7D5DB1 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#7D5DB1
Protanopia#6363B1
Protanomaly#6F61B1
Deuteranopia#6969B1
Deuteranomaly#7164B1
Tritanopia#706C6C
Tritanomaly#76678D
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #7D5DB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d5db1: #7D5DB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D5DB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d5db1': '#7D5DB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.365, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_7d5db1">#7D5DB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D5DB1"

More Purple Colors

#7D5DB1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D5DB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D5DB1?

#7D5DB1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 93, 177) in RGB and hsl(263, 35%, 53%) 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #7D5DB1?

#7D5DB1 is rgb(125, 93, 177) — red 125, green 93, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D5DB1?

#7D5DB1 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D5DB1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D5DB1 scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D5DB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D5DB1 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 14.1, 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.