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#7851A9 Royal Lavender

#7851A9 is a medium, moderately saturated purple named Royal Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31.8% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(120, 81, 169)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 35% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #7851A9 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.92:1.

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Variations of #7851A9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7851A9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7851A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7851A9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3F64A7
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3463AC
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D5FAB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3F64A7
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #555EA8
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6F6175
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #765894
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #646464
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #69607A

#7851A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.92:1 Good#7851A9 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.55:1 Poor#7851A9 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#7851A9 in CSS

/* Royal Lavender */
.color { color: #7851A9; }
.background { background-color: #7851A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7851A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(120 81 169);
color: hsl(267 35% 49%);
color: oklch(0.518 0.138 302.3);

#7851A9 FAQ

What color is #7851A9?

#7851A9 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Royal Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7851A9?

#7851A9 is rgb(120, 81, 169) in RGB, hsl(267, 35%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 52%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7851A9?

The complementary color of #7851A9 is #82A951, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7851A9?

White text has the best contrast on #7851A9: 5.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7851A9 a warm or cool color?

#7851A9 is a cool color.