HEX atlas value

#7851A9

#7851A9 is a cool purple HEX color close to Royal Purple. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 81, 169, HSL 267, 35%, 49%, has luminance 0.1274, and belongs to the balanced group.

purple cool balanced

#7851A9 Sample readable text

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

--color-7851a9: #7851A9;
.background-7851a9 { background-color: #7851A9; }
.text-7851a9 { color: #7851A9; }

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

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":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4C336B","hex":"#4C336B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Rebecca Purple","hex":"#663399","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.5,"contrastWhite":8.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Amethyst Deep","hex":"#5D3A9B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Grape","hex":"#6F2DA8","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#81A951","hex":"#81A951","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.73,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","balanced","balanced purple","Royal Purple adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7851a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/royal-purple.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/grape.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"royal-purple","name":"Royal Purple","hex":"#7851A9","distance":0},{"slug":"grape","name":"Grape","hex":"#6F2DA8","distance":37.12142238654117},{"slug":"amethyst-deep","name":"Amethyst Deep","hex":"#5D3A9B","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"rebecca-purple","name":"Rebecca Purple","hex":"#663399","distance":38.47076812334269},{"slug":"slate-blue","name":"Slate Blue","hex":"#6A5ACD","distance":39.66106403010388}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7851A9

#7851A9 is classified as a cool purple value with balanced visual character. #7851A9 is visually closest to Royal Purple, a named purple color with HEX #7851A9.

The RGB channels are 120, 81, and 169, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 267deg with 35% saturation and 49% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1274, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.55:1AA Fail

White text5.92:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7851A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.55:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.92:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#4C336B#FFFFFF text · best 10.53:1#4C336B

Rebecca Purple#FFFFFF text · best 8.41:1#663399

Amethyst Deep#FFFFFF text · best 8.25:1#5D3A9B

Grape#FFFFFF text · best 8.03:1#6F2DA8

#81A951#000000 text · best 7.73:1#81A951

Generated Palette

Royal Purple#7851A9

#81A951#81A951

#5156A9#5156A9

#A451A9#A451A9

#A88DC8#A88DC8

#4C336B#4C336B

Color Harmonies

#81A951#81A951

#5156A9#5156A9

#A451A9#A451A9

#A97951#A97951

#51A979#51A979

Variants

#A88DC8#A88DC8

#4C336B#4C336B

#7636C4#7636C4

#7B6D8D#7B6D8D

#BBAFCA#BBAFCA

#8624FF#8624FF

Nearest Named Colors

Royal Purple#7851A9

Grape#6F2DA8

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

Rebecca Purple#663399

Slate Blue#6A5ACD

#7851A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7851A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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