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#7E47AE Color

#7E47AE is rgb(126, 71, 174) in RGB, hsl(272, 42%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 59%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E47AE
HEX#7E47AE
RGBrgb(126, 71, 174)
HSLhsl(272, 42%, 48%)
HSVhsv(272, 59%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 59%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.161 306.1)
LABlab(40.78% 38.79 -46.62)
LCHlch(40.78% 60.65 309.76)

What #7E47AE 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 #7E47AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.51Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.46Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 9.51Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.95Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 10.96Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.75

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

#7E47AE Channel Values

How #7E47AE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 42% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 59% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.18:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E47AE 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 text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E47AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E47AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E47AE
Complementary
#77AE47
Analogous
#4A47AE
Analogous
#AE47AA
Triadic
#AE7E47
Triadic
#47AE7E
Split comp.
#AAAE47
Split comp.
#47AE4A

Tints & Shades of #7E47AE

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

#8F5CBC
#A175C7
#B28FD1
#C6ACDD
#D7C5E7
#E9DEF2

Shades

#6E3E98
#5C347F
#4C2B69
#3C2253
#2D193E
#1A0F24

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How #7E47AE 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#7E47AE
Protanopia#5454AE
Protanomaly#674FAE
Deuteranopia#5E5EAD
Deuteranomaly#6C55AE
Tritanopia#705D5D
Tritanomaly#765585
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #7E47AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e47ae: #7E47AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E47AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e47ae': '#7E47AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.278, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7e47ae">#7E47AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E47AE"

More Purple Colors

#7E47AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E47AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E47AE?

#7E47AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 71, 174) in RGB and hsl(272, 42%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #7E47AE?

#7E47AE is rgb(126, 71, 174) — red 126, green 71, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E47AE?

#7E47AE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 59%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E47AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E47AE scores 6.18:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E47AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E47AE 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 8.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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