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#7D6AA4 Color

#7D6AA4 is rgb(125, 106, 164) in RGB, hsl(260, 24%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D6AA4
HEX#7D6AA4
RGBrgb(125, 106, 164)
HSLhsl(260, 24%, 53%)
HSVhsv(260, 35%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.09 298.6)
LABlab(48.44% 17.23 -28.72)
LCHlch(48.44% 33.49 300.97)

What #7D6AA4 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 #7D6AA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 7.65Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.85Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.96Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 8.54Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.52

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

#7D6AA4 Channel Values

How #7D6AA4 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 106 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 24% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 35% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D6AA4 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D6AA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D6AA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D6AA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D6AA4
Complementary
#91A46A
Analogous
#6A74A4
Analogous
#9A6AA4
Triadic
#A47E6A
Triadic
#6AA47E
Split comp.
#A49A6A
Split comp.
#74A46A

Tints & Shades of #7D6AA4

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

#8E7DB0
#A193BD
#B2A6C9
#C5BDD6
#D6D0E2
#E9E6EF

Shades

#6C5991
#5B4C7B
#4B3E65
#3B304F
#2A2339
#1A1523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D6AA4.

How #7D6AA4 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#7D6AA4
Protanopia#6E6EA4
Protanomaly#746CA4
Deuteranopia#7171A4
Deuteranomaly#766EA4
Tritanopia#747373
Tritanomaly#78708A
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #7D6AA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d6aa4: #7D6AA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D6AA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d6aa4': '#7D6AA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.416, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_7d6aa4">#7D6AA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D6AA4"

More Purple Colors

#7D6AA4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7D6AA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D6AA4?

#7D6AA4 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(125, 106, 164) in RGB and hsl(260, 24%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #7D6AA4?

#7D6AA4 is rgb(125, 106, 164) — red 125, green 106, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D6AA4?

#7D6AA4 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D6AA4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7D6AA4 scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D6AA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D6AA4 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 23.32, which is visibly different.

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