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#7E5D98 Color

#7E5D98 is rgb(126, 93, 152) in RGB, hsl(274, 24%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lilac (#86608E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E5D98
HEX#7E5D98
RGBrgb(126, 93, 152)
HSLhsl(274, 24%, 48%)
HSVhsv(274, 39%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.097 309.1)
LABlab(44.79% 22.70 -27.29)
LCHlch(44.79% 35.49 309.75)

What #7E5D98 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 #7E5D98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lilac#86608EΔE 8.14Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.54Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.62Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.09Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.29Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.53

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

#7E5D98 Channel Values

How #7E5D98 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 93 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 24% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 39% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E5D98 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 text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E5D98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E5D98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E5D98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E5D98
Complementary
#76985D
Analogous
#615D98
Analogous
#985D94
Triadic
#987E5D
Triadic
#5D987E
Split comp.
#94985D
Split comp.
#5D9861

Tints & Shades of #7E5D98

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

#9071A8
#A187B5
#B29DC3
#C6B6D2
#D8CCE0
#E9E3EE

Shades

#6F5185
#5C446F
#4C385C
#3D2D49
#2D2136
#1A1320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E5D98.

How #7E5D98 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#7E5D98
Protanopia#646498
Protanomaly#6F6198
Deuteranopia#696997
Deuteranomaly#726598
Tritanopia#766767
Tritanomaly#7A637D
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #7E5D98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e5d98: #7E5D98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E5D98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e5d98': '#7E5D98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.365, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_7e5d98">#7E5D98</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E5D98"

More Purple Colors

#7E5D98 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E5D98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E5D98?

#7E5D98 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 93, 152) in RGB and hsl(274, 24%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lilac (#86608E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #7E5D98?

#7E5D98 is rgb(126, 93, 152) — red 126, green 93, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E5D98?

#7E5D98 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E5D98 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E5D98 scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E5D98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E5D98 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 21.24, which is visibly different.

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