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#7656E1 Color

#7656E1 is rgb(118, 86, 225) in RGB, hsl(254, 70%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7656E1
HEX#7656E1
RGBrgb(118, 86, 225)
HSLhsl(254, 70%, 61%)
HSVhsv(254, 62%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.201 288.8)
LABlab(46.00% 39.48 -67.74)
LCHlch(46.00% 78.40 300.23)

What #7656E1 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 #7656E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 5.65Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.83Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.73Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.73Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 11.96Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.42

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

#7656E1 Channel Values

How #7656E1 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 86 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 70% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 62% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7656E1 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7656E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7656E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7656E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7656E1
Complementary
#C1E156
Analogous
#567BE1
Analogous
#BC56E1
Triadic
#E17656
Triadic
#56E176
Split comp.
#E1BC56
Split comp.
#7BE156

Tints & Shades of #7656E1

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

#886CE5
#9D86EA
#AE9BED
#C0B1F1
#D1C7F5
#E6E1FA

Shades

#5A33DB
#4822C3
#3B1CA0
#2D1579
#200F57
#130934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7656E1.

How #7656E1 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#7656E1
Protanopia#5C5CE1
Protanomaly#685AE1
Deuteranopia#6262E1
Deuteranomaly#6B5DE1
Tritanopia#587575
Tritanomaly#656AAB
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #7656E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7656e1: #7656E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7656E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7656e1': '#7656E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.337, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_7656e1">#7656E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7656E1"

More Blue Colors

#7656E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7656E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7656E1?

#7656E1 is a light blue — rgb(118, 86, 225) in RGB and hsl(254, 70%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #7656E1?

#7656E1 is rgb(118, 86, 225) — red 118, green 86, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7656E1?

#7656E1 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 62%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7656E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7656E1 scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7656E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7656E1 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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