Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Royal Purple

Royal Purple is a balanced purple color with HEX #7851A9. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 120, 81, 169, HSL 267, 35%, 49%, cool temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#7851A9 purple cool balanced
HEX #7851A9
RGB rgb(120, 81, 169)
HSL hsl(267 35% 49%)
CMYK cmyk(29, 52, 0, 34)
Luminance 0.1274
Contrast Black 3.55:1White 5.92:1

CSS Utilities

--color-royal-purple: #7851A9;
.bg-royal-purple { background-color: #7851A9; }
.text-royal-purple { color: #7851A9; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1274
Black text3.55:1AA Fail
White text5.92:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#7851A9",
  "rgb": [
    120,
    81,
    169
  ],
  "hsl": [
    267,
    35,
    49
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    29,
    52,
    0,
    34
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1274,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.55,
    "white": 5.92
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#81A951",
  "analogous": [
    "#5156A9",
    "#A451A9"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#A97951",
    "#51A979"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#A95156",
    "#81A951",
    "#51A9A4"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#A9A451",
    "#56A951"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#A88DC8",
    "#7851A9",
    "#4C336B"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#A88DC8",
  "dark": "#4C336B",
  "saturated": "#7636C4",
  "desaturated": "#7B6D8D",
  "pastel": "#BBAFCA",
  "neon": "#8624FF"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#81A951",
    "#5156A9",
    "#A451A9"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#7B6D8D",
    "#A88DC8"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#A88DC8",
    "#7B6D8D"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
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    "amethyst-deep",
    "rebecca-purple",
    "slate-blue",
    "iolite"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "royal-purple-vs-grape",
    "slate-blue-vs-royal-purple"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
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    "/wcag/royal-purple",
    "/css/colors/royal-purple",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/royal-purple",
      "/css/colors/royal-purple",
      "/hex/7851a9"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "royal-purple",
  "name": "Royal Purple",
  "hex": "#7851A9",
  "uses": [
    "beauty branding",
    "creative systems",
    "premium accents"
  ],
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      "creativity",
      "depth",
      "softness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "beauty",
      "wellness",
      "luxury",
      "creative tools"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict operational dashboards"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "beauty-branding",
    "creative-systems",
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    "creativity",
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  ],
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    81,
    169
  ],
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    35,
    49
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    52,
    0,
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  },
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    ],
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      "#7851A9",
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    "saturated": "#7636C4",
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    "pastel": "#BBAFCA",
    "neon": "#8624FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
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  },
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      "/wcag/royal-purple",
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      "/hex/7851a9"
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#81A951",
      "#5156A9",
      "#A451A9"
    ],
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      "#7B6D8D",
      "#A88DC8"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#A88DC8",
      "#7B6D8D"
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Royal Purple Color

Royal Purple sits in the purple family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Royal Purple is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Royal Purple is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Royal Purple accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #7851A9.Royal Purple CSS utilitiesUse Royal Purple in CSS variables and utility classes.#7851A9 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Royal Purple paletteOpen the generated palette based on Royal Purple.Royal Purple harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Royal Purple against black and white text.

Black text3.55:1AA Fail
White text5.92:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Grape#6F2DA8
Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B
Rebecca Purple#663399
Slate Blue#6A5ACD
Iolite#5A4C8D

Color Harmonies

#81A951#81A951
#5156A9#5156A9
#A451A9#A451A9
#A97951#A97951
#51A979#51A979
Open full Royal Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#A88DC8#A88DC8
#4C336B#4C336B
#7636C4#7636C4
#7B6D8D#7B6D8D
#BBAFCA#BBAFCA
#8624FF#8624FF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#81A951#81A951
#5156A9#5156A9
#A451A9#A451A9
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5