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#762CED Color

#762CED is rgb(118, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(263, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#762CED
HEX#762CED
RGBrgb(118, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(263, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(263, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.258 292)
LABlab(39.53% 61.40 -85.07)
LCHlch(39.53% 104.92 305.82)

What #762CED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #762CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.41Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 13.42Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.65French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.65Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 16.41Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#762CED Channel Values

How #762CED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 118 · G 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.26:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #762CED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #762CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #762CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #762CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#762CED
Complementary
#A3ED2C
Analogous
#2C42ED
Analogous
#D62CED
Triadic
#ED762C
Triadic
#2CED76
Split comp.
#EDD62C
Split comp.
#42ED2C

Tints & Shades of #762CED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8848EF
#9A64F2
#AD80F4
#C2A1F7
#D4BDF9
#E7D9FC

Shades

#6214E1
#5210BC
#440D9B
#350B7A
#270859
#170434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #762CED.

How #762CED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#762CED
Protanopia#4040ED
Protanomaly#5B39ED
Deuteranopia#4E4EEC
Deuteranomaly#6143ED
Tritanopia#4E6565
Tritanomaly#6153AD
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #762CED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-762ced: #762CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #762CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-762ced': '#762CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_762ced">#762CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#762CED"

More Purple Colors

#762CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#762CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #762CED?

#762CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(118, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(263, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #762CED?

#762CED is rgb(118, 44, 237) — red 118, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #762CED?

#762CED converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #762CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #762CED scores 6.26:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #762CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #762CED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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