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#7D62A3 Color

#7D62A3 is rgb(125, 98, 163) in RGB, hsl(265, 26%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D62A3
HEX#7D62A3
RGBrgb(125, 98, 163)
HSLhsl(265, 26%, 51%)
HSVhsv(265, 40%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.102 302.3)
LABlab(46.36% 21.56 -31.35)
LCHlch(46.36% 38.05 304.52)

What #7D62A3 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 #7D62A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.49Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.25Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.6Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.34Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.89

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

#7D62A3 Channel Values

How #7D62A3 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 98 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 26% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 40% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D62A3 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D62A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D62A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D62A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D62A3
Complementary
#87A362
Analogous
#6267A3
Analogous
#9D62A3
Triadic
#A37D62
Triadic
#62A37D
Split comp.
#A39D62
Split comp.
#67A362

Tints & Shades of #7D62A3

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

#8F78B0
#9F8BBB
#B2A2C8
#C4B8D5
#D7CFE3
#E7E2EE

Shades

#6B538D
#5D487A
#4C3A64
#3B2D4D
#292037
#1B1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D62A3.

How #7D62A3 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#7D62A3
Protanopia#6767A3
Protanomaly#7165A3
Deuteranopia#6C6CA3
Deuteranomaly#7368A3
Tritanopia#746D6D
Tritanomaly#786986
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D62A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d62a3: #7D62A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D62A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d62a3': '#7D62A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.384, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_7d62a3">#7D62A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D62A3"

More Purple Colors

#7D62A3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D62A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D62A3?

#7D62A3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 98, 163) in RGB and hsl(265, 26%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #7D62A3?

#7D62A3 is rgb(125, 98, 163) — red 125, green 98, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D62A3?

#7D62A3 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D62A3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D62A3 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D62A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D62A3 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 19.71, which is visibly different.

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