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#764EC1 Color

#764EC1 is rgb(118, 78, 193) in RGB, hsl(261, 48%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#764EC1
HEX#764EC1
RGBrgb(118, 78, 193)
HSLhsl(261, 48%, 53%)
HSVhsv(261, 60%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.173 296)
LABlab(42.35% 36.70 -55.29)
LCHlch(42.35% 66.36 303.57)

What #764EC1 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 #764EC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.14Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.64Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.77Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.81Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 12.64Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.08

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

#764EC1 Channel Values

How #764EC1 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 78 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 48% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 60% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.78:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #764EC1 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 text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #764EC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #764EC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #764EC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#764EC1
Complementary
#98C14E
Analogous
#4E5FC1
Analogous
#AF4EC1
Triadic
#C1764E
Triadic
#4EC176
Split comp.
#C1AF4E
Split comp.
#5FC14E

Tints & Shades of #764EC1

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

#8764C9
#9C7FD2
#AD95DA
#C2B0E3
#D3C6EB
#E8E1F4

Shades

#643DAE
#553493
#462A79
#37215E
#271844
#180F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #764EC1.

How #764EC1 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#764EC1
Protanopia#5656C1
Protanomaly#6553C1
Deuteranopia#5E5EC1
Deuteranomaly#6858C1
Tritanopia#626666
Tritanomaly#6B5E93
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #764EC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-764ec1: #764EC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #764EC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-764ec1': '#764EC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.306, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_764ec1">#764EC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#764EC1"

More Purple Colors

#764EC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#764EC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #764EC1?

#764EC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(118, 78, 193) in RGB and hsl(261, 48%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #764EC1?

#764EC1 is rgb(118, 78, 193) — red 118, green 78, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #764EC1?

#764EC1 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #764EC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #764EC1 scores 5.78:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #764EC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #764EC1 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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