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#841AC7 Color

#841AC7 is rgb(132, 26, 199) in RGB, hsl(277, 77%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 87%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Violet (#8806CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#841AC7
HEX#841AC7
RGBrgb(132, 26, 199)
HSLhsl(277, 77%, 44%)
HSVhsv(277, 87%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 87%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.237 306.4)
LABlab(36.62% 62.23 -67.94)
LCHlch(36.62% 92.13 312.48)

What #841AC7 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 #841AC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Violet#8806CEΔE 6.4Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 7.65Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.1Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.27Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.86Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.05

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

#841AC7 Channel Values

How #841AC7 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 132 · G 26 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 77% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 87% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.11:1 vs white · 2.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #841AC7 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 text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #841AC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #841AC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #841AC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#841AC7
Complementary
#5CC71A
Analogous
#2E1AC7
Analogous
#C71AB2
Triadic
#C7841A
Triadic
#1AC784
Split comp.
#B2C71A
Split comp.
#1AC72E

Tints & Shades of #841AC7

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

#9B26E3
#A946E7
#BA6AEC
#CB8EF0
#DBB2F5
#EAD2F9

Shades

#7216AC
#631395
#51107A
#3F0C5F
#2D0944
#1E062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #841AC7.

How #841AC7 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#841AC7
Protanopia#3E3EC7
Protanomaly#6233C7
Deuteranopia#5151C6
Deuteranomaly#6942C6
Tritanopia#6F5050
Tritanomaly#784190
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #841AC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-841ac7: #841AC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #841AC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-841ac7': '#841AC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.102, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_841ac7">#841AC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#841AC7"

More Purple Colors

#841AC7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#841AC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #841AC7?

#841AC7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(132, 26, 199) in RGB and hsl(277, 77%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Violet (#8806CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #841AC7?

#841AC7 is rgb(132, 26, 199) — red 132, green 26, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #841AC7?

#841AC7 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 87%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #841AC7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #841AC7 scores 7.11:1 against white and 2.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #841AC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #841AC7 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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