Color

#7F49AE

Warm purple. Nearest reference color: Royal purple.

RGB

0–255

127

174

CMYK

0–100%

27.01%

58.05%

31.76%

RGB describes how #7F49AE is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 127, green 73 and blue 174.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 27.01%, magenta 58.05%, yellow 0% and black 31.76%.

HSL values

H 272.08° S 40.89% L 48.43%

In the HSL color model, #7F49AE has a hue of 272.08°, 40.89% saturation and 48.43% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#7F49AE is a medium, warm purple with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #7F49AE in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #7F49AE

RGB rgb(127, 73, 174)

HSL hsl(272.08 40.89% 48.43%)

OKLCH oklch(0.515729 0.158688 306.291)

CSS --color: #7F49AE;

Tints of #7F49AE

Tints are lighter variations of #7F49AE. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F3EAFF #DBBAFF #C28CF6 #A06AD2 #7F49AE

Shades of #7F49AE

Shades are darker variations of #7F49AE. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#7F49AE #622B8E #47056F #280042 #0B0018

Tones of #7F49AE

Tones reduce the chroma of #7F49AE, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#7F49AE #7A52A0 #755991 #705F82 #6B6473

Tonal range of #7F49AE

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #7F49AE between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F3EAFF #DBBAFF #C28CF6 #A06AD2 #7F49AE #622B8E #47056F #280042 #0B0018

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F3EAFF;
    --color-200: #DBBAFF;
    --color-300: #C28CF6;
    --color-400: #A06AD2;
    --color-500: #7F49AE;
    --color-600: #622B8E;
    --color-700: #47056F;
    --color-800: #280042;
    --color-900: #0B0018;
}

Colors that go with #7F49AE

Color harmonies for #7F49AE 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.

#7F49AE #547400

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#525AC0 #7F49AE #9D3B89

Triadic

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

#7F49AE #935800 #007870

Split complementary

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

#7F49AE #7A6700 #007C48

Tetradic

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

#7F49AE #B03B18 #547400 #007489

CSS gradients with #7F49AE

These gradients show how #7F49AE 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.

#7F49AE #9D77C4 #BDA4D9 #DED1EC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7F49AE, #9D77C4, #BDA4D9, #DED1EC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#7F49AE #542F75 #2D1741 #0B0313 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7F49AE, #542F75, #2D1741, #0B0313, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#7F49AE #3263BD #007489 #007A60 #547400

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7F49AE, #3263BD, #007489, #007A60, #547400);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #7F49AE. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

6.06:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.47:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1233 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #7F49AE as the background.

background-color: #7F49AE;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #7F49AE in design

See how #7F49AE 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

#7F49AE used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #7F49AE to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DBBAFF

#7F49AE

#280042

Colors similar to #7F49AE

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #7F49AE, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#9761C8 #683194 #843DBD #7A529F #724EB7 #8A44A3 #7E5AC4 #7E3897

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #7F49AE 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 #2261B1 Deuteranopia #3763AC Tritanopia #775C74

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, #7F49AE can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 18.7733
Y: 12.3333
Z: 41.4278

CIELAB

L*: 41.741
a*: 42.3027
b*: -45.3706

OKLab

L: 0.515729
a: 0.093925
b: -0.127906

OKLCH

L: 0.515729
C: 0.158688
H: 306.291°