HEX Color #7C1DBD (Darkorchid)

About #7C1DBD

When working with digital screens, the color #7C1DBD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 29, and 189.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. This specific hue requires a mix of 34% C, 85% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. With a hue angle of 275.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C1DBD

RGB124, 29, 189

HSL275.6°, 73.4%, 42.7%

CMYK34%, 85%, 0%, 26%

HSV275.6°, 84.7%, 74.1%

LAB35.7, 64.1, -64.1

XYZ17.9, 8.8, 48.9

Decimal8134077

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C1DBD #5EBD1D

Analogous

#2C1DBD #BD1DAD

Triadic

#BD7C1D #1DBD7C

Tetradic

#BD2C1D #5EBD1D #1DADBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C1DBD

#8A36C4

#994FCB

#A768D3

#B681DA

#C49AE1

#D3B3E9

#E1CCF0

#F0E5F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C1DBD

#6E19A8

#601693

#52137E

#441069

#370C54

#29093F

#1B062A

#0D0315

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.59:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.77:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.25:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.35:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C1DBD; }

.text-color { color: #7C1DBD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C1DBD; }

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