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#7660BE Color

#7660BE is rgb(118, 96, 190) in RGB, hsl(254, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7660BE
HEX#7660BE
RGBrgb(118, 96, 190)
HSLhsl(254, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(254, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.142 291.9)
LABlab(46.36% 26.04 -47.14)
LCHlch(46.36% 53.86 298.91)

What #7660BE 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 #7660BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.99Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.31Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.47Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.58Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.25Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.8

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

#7660BE Channel Values

How #7660BE 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 96 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 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 #7660BE 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7660BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7660BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7660BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7660BE
Complementary
#A8BE60
Analogous
#6079BE
Analogous
#A560BE
Triadic
#BE7660
Triadic
#60BE76
Split comp.
#BEA560
Split comp.
#79BE60

Tints & Shades of #7660BE

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

#8875C7
#9B8BD0
#AEA1D9
#C1B7E1
#D3CCEA
#E6E2F3

Shades

#6148B1
#513D94
#43327B
#33265E
#261C45
#161028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7660BE.

How #7660BE 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#7660BE
Protanopia#6464BE
Protanomaly#6C63BE
Deuteranopia#6868BE
Deuteranomaly#6E65BE
Tritanopia#657272
Tritanomaly#6C6B96
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7660BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7660be: #7660BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7660BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7660be': '#7660BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.376, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_7660be">#7660BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7660BE"

More Blue Colors

#7660BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7660BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7660BE?

#7660BE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 96, 190) in RGB and hsl(254, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #7660BE?

#7660BE is rgb(118, 96, 190) — red 118, green 96, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7660BE?

#7660BE converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 49%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7660BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7660BE scores 5.02:1 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 #7660BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7660BE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.47, which is visibly different.

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