#7557B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #7557B6

At its core, #7557B6 is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(117, 87, 182).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 52% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 258.9° hue, 39.4% saturation, and 52.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7557B6
RGB117, 87, 182
HSL258.9°, 39.4%, 52.7%
CMYK36%, 52%, 0%, 29%
HSV258.9°, 52.2%, 71.4%
LAB44.2, 33.8, -46.2
XYZ19.2, 14.0, 45.9
Decimal7690166

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.80:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7557B6; }
.text-color { color: #7557B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7557B6; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
#6A5ACD