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#7E47A9 Color

#7E47A9 is rgb(126, 71, 169) in RGB, hsl(274, 41%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 58%, 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 7.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E47A9
HEX#7E47A9
RGBrgb(126, 71, 169)
HSLhsl(274, 41%, 47%)
HSVhsv(274, 58%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 58%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(50.8% 0.156 307.7)
LABlab(40.52% 37.86 -44.08)
LCHlch(40.52% 58.11 310.66)

What #7E47A9 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 #7E47A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.68Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.16Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.91Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.5Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 9.8Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.9

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

#7E47A9 Channel Values

How #7E47A9 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 126 · G 71 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 41% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 58% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E47A9 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 text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E47A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E47A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E47A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E47A9
Complementary
#71A947
Analogous
#4D47A9
Analogous
#A947A2
Triadic
#A97E47
Triadic
#47A97E
Split comp.
#A2A947
Split comp.
#47A94D

Tints & Shades of #7E47A9

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

#905ABA
#A376C6
#B490D0
#C5A9DB
#D6C2E5
#E9DFF1

Shades

#6E3E93
#5E357E
#4E2C68
#3B214F
#2B183A
#1B0F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E47A9.

How #7E47A9 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#7E47A9
Protanopia#5454A9
Protanomaly#674FA9
Deuteranopia#5E5EA8
Deuteranomaly#6C55A9
Tritanopia#715B5B
Tritanomaly#775482
Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #7E47A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e47a9: #7E47A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E47A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e47a9': '#7E47A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.278, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_7e47a9">#7E47A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E47A9"

More Purple Colors

#7E47A9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7E47A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E47A9?

#7E47A9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 71, 169) in RGB and hsl(274, 41%, 47%) 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 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #7E47A9?

#7E47A9 is rgb(126, 71, 169) — red 126, green 71, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E47A9?

#7E47A9 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 58%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E47A9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E47A9 scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E47A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E47A9 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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