#7C5099

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #7C5099

When working with digital screens, the color #7C5099 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 80, and 153.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. With a hue angle of 276.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C5099
RGB124, 80, 153
HSL276.2°, 31.3%, 45.7%
CMYK19%, 48%, 0%, 40%
HSV276.2°, 47.7%, 60.0%
LAB41.7, 32.5, -32.9
XYZ16.9, 12.3, 31.6
Decimal8147097

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.46:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.79:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.95:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C5099; }
.text-color { color: #7C5099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C5099; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B