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#7637E1 Color

#7637E1 is rgb(118, 55, 225) in RGB, hsl(262, 74%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 12%) 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 8.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7637E1
HEX#7637E1
RGBrgb(118, 55, 225)
HSLhsl(262, 74%, 55%)
HSVhsv(262, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.237 293.2)
LABlab(40.14% 54.71 -77.27)
LCHlch(40.14% 94.68 305.30)

What #7637E1 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 #7637E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.47Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 12.48French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.05Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.45Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.9Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.9

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

#7637E1 Channel Values

How #7637E1 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 55 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 74% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 76% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.17:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7637E1 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 text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7637E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7637E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7637E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7637E1
Complementary
#A3E137
Analogous
#374EE1
Analogous
#CB37E1
Triadic
#E17637
Triadic
#37E176
Split comp.
#E1CB37
Split comp.
#4EE137

Tints & Shades of #7637E1

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

#8852E5
#9A6DE9
#AD87ED
#C2A6F2
#D4C1F6
#E7DCFA

Shades

#6220D5
#521BB1
#441692
#351173
#270D54
#170731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7637E1.

How #7637E1 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#7637E1
Protanopia#4747E1
Protanomaly#5D41E1
Deuteranopia#5353E0
Deuteranomaly#6349E1
Tritanopia#556464
Tritanomaly#6456A5
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #7637E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7637e1: #7637E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7637E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7637e1': '#7637E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.216, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_7637e1">#7637E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7637E1"

More Purple Colors

#7637E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7637E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7637E1?

#7637E1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(118, 55, 225) in RGB and hsl(262, 74%, 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 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #7637E1?

#7637E1 is rgb(118, 55, 225) — red 118, green 55, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7637E1?

#7637E1 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 76%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7637E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7637E1 scores 6.17:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7637E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7637E1 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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