Color

#7A56A1

Warm violet. Nearest reference color: Royal purple.

RGB

0–255

122

161

CMYK

0–100%

24.22%

46.58%

36.86%

RGB describes how #7A56A1 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 122, green 86 and blue 161.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 24.22%, magenta 46.58%, yellow 0% and black 36.86%.

HSL values

H 268.8° S 30.36% L 48.43%

In the HSL color model, #7A56A1 has a hue of 268.8°, 30.36% saturation and 48.43% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#7A56A1 is a medium, warm violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #7A56A1 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #7A56A1

RGB rgb(122, 86, 161)

HSL hsl(268.8 30.36% 48.43%)

OKLCH oklch(0.523689 0.119784 304.7592)

CSS --color: #7A56A1;

Tints of #7A56A1

Tints are lighter variations of #7A56A1. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EAFF #DABCFF #BB96E7 #9A75C3 #7A56A1

Shades of #7A56A1

Shades are darker variations of #7A56A1. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#7A56A1 #5D3982 #421D63 #280044 #0B0018

Tones of #7A56A1

Tones reduce the chroma of #7A56A1, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#7A56A1 #765B96 #73608A #70647F #6C6873

Tonal range of #7A56A1

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #7A56A1 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EAFF #DABCFF #BB96E7 #9A75C3 #7A56A1 #5D3982 #421D63 #280044 #0B0018

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EAFF;
    --color-200: #DABCFF;
    --color-300: #BB96E7;
    --color-400: #9A75C3;
    --color-500: #7A56A1;
    --color-600: #5D3982;
    --color-700: #421D63;
    --color-800: #280044;
    --color-900: #0B0018;
}

Colors that go with #7A56A1

Color harmonies for #7A56A1 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#7A56A1 #5B7518

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#5662AE #7A56A1 #934D85

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#7A56A1 #975900 #007B71

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#7A56A1 #7E6800 #1B7E4A

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#7A56A1 #A34D38 #5B7518 #00778B

CSS gradients with #7A56A1

These gradients show how #7A56A1 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#7A56A1 #997FB9 #BAA9D1 #DCD3E8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7A56A1, #997FB9, #BAA9D1, #DCD3E8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#7A56A1 #51386C #2B1C3C #0A0511 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7A56A1, #51386C, #2B1C3C, #0A0511, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#7A56A1 #9B4A74 #A34D38 #8B6100 #5B7518

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7A56A1, #9B4A74, #A34D38, #8B6100, #5B7518);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #7A56A1. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.72:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.67:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1337 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #7A56A1 as the background.

background-color: #7A56A1;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #7A56A1 in design

See how #7A56A1 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#7A56A1 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #7A56A1 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DABCFF

#7A56A1

#280044

Colors similar to #7A56A1

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #7A56A1, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#926DBB #633F88 #7F4DB0 #755D91 #6F5AA7 #835299 #7B66B4 #77478D

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #7A56A1 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #4265A4 Deuteranopia #4B669F Tritanopia #746374

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #7A56A1 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 17.7855
Y: 13.3664
Z: 35.3543

CIELAB

L*: 43.3103
a*: 30.339
b*: -35.2055

OKLab

L: 0.523689
a: 0.068292
b: -0.098409

OKLCH

L: 0.523689
C: 0.119784
H: 304.7592°