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#7F4DDB Color

#7F4DDB is rgb(127, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(261, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F4DDB
HEX#7F4DDB
RGBrgb(127, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(261, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(261, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.206 295)
LABlab(44.71% 44.98 -66.36)
LCHlch(44.71% 80.16 304.13)

What #7F4DDB 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 #7F4DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.27Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.77Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.91Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.94Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.13Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.14

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

#7F4DDB Channel Values

How #7F4DDB 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 127 · G 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.27:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F4DDB 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 text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F4DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F4DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F4DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F4DDB
Complementary
#A9DB4D
Analogous
#4D62DB
Analogous
#C54DDB
Triadic
#DB7F4D
Triadic
#4DDB7F
Split comp.
#DBC54D
Split comp.
#62DB4D

Tints & Shades of #7F4DDB

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

#9167E0
#A07CE4
#B395E9
#C5AFEF
#D7C8F4
#E7DDF8

Shades

#662BD4
#5825B6
#481E94
#371772
#271050
#190A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F4DDB.

How #7F4DDB 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#7F4DDB
Protanopia#5858DB
Protanomaly#6A54DB
Deuteranopia#6161DA
Deuteranomaly#6E5ADB
Tritanopia#656D6D
Tritanomaly#7162A5
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #7F4DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f4ddb: #7F4DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F4DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f4ddb': '#7F4DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7f4ddb">#7F4DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F4DDB"

More Purple Colors

#7F4DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7F4DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F4DDB?

#7F4DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(127, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(261, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #7F4DDB?

#7F4DDB is rgb(127, 77, 219) — red 127, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F4DDB?

#7F4DDB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F4DDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7F4DDB scores 5.27:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F4DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F4DDB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.94, which is visibly different.

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