purplecool
Royal Purple #7851A9
A refined rich purple with a modern feel.
Use cases: Premium brands · Creative UI
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #7851A9 | |
| RGB | rgb(120, 81, 169) | |
| HSL | hsl(267, 35%, 49%) | |
| HSV | hsv(267, 52%, 66%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 52.1%, 0%, 33.7%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(17.848, 12.7425, 39.0477) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4, 34.7, -41.5) | |
| Luminance | 0.127 (WCAG relative) |
/* Royal Purple */
color: #7851a9;
background-color: #7851a9;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#6c4998 #604187 #543976 #483165 #3c2955 #302044 #241833 #181022 #0c0811 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#8662b2 #9374ba #a185c3 #ae97cb #bca8d4 #c9b9dd #d7cbe5 #e4dcee #f2eef6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#7956a5 #7a5aa1 #7a5f9d #7b6499 #7c6995 #7d6d90 #7e728c #7e7788 #7f7b84 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#7851A9
#82A951
#7851a9 #82a951
Analogous
Edit in generator →#5156A9
#7851A9
#A451A9
#5156a9 #7851a9 #a451a9
Triadic
Edit in generator →#7851A9
#A97851
#51A978
#7851a9 #a97851 #51a978
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#7851A9
#A95156
#82A951
#51A9A4
#7851a9 #a95156 #82a951 #51a9a4
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#7851A9
#A9A451
#56A951
#7851a9 #a9a451 #56a951
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#3D2956
#5B3D80
#7851A9
#9879BF
#B7A2D2
#3d2956 #5b3d80 #7851a9 #9879bf #b7a2d2
Accessibility & contrast
5.92
#7851A9 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.55
#7851A9 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on royal purple
5.92
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Slate Blue #6A5ACD | 7.82 | |
| Ocean Blue #4F42B5 | 9.38 | |
| Violet #8F00FF | 13.80 | |
| Purple #800080 | 15.09 | |
| Royal Blue #4169E1 | 16.30 | |
| Sapphire #0F52BA | 16.43 |
Related colors
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.