#7a42a3

Color #7a42a3

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#7a42a3

RGB

rgb(122, 66, 163)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 42.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 59.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(39.03, 42.18, -43.19)

LCH

lch(39.03, 60.37, 314.32)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.1552, 308.35)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 25.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ba342

Analogous

#4942a3

#7a42a3

#a3429c

Triadic

#7a42a3

#a37a42

#42a37a

Split-complementary

#7a42a3

#9ca342

#42a349

Tetradic

#7a42a3

#a3426b

#6ba342

#42a37a

Square

#7a42a3

#a34942

#6ba342

#429ca3

Shades

Color #7a42a3 mixed toward black.

#663788

#512c6d

#3d2152

#291636

#140b1b

Tints

Color #7a42a3 mixed toward white.

#9258bc

#a77ac9

#bd9bd7

#d3bce4

#e9def2

Tones

Color #7a42a3 mixed toward gray.

#794a9b

#775293

#765a8b

#756283

#746a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666693 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#696d8f · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#788481 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7a42a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a42a3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#7a42a3 (#7a42a3) is rgb(122, 66, 163) in RGB.

No, #7a42a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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