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#7863B6 Color

#7863B6 is rgb(120, 99, 182) in RGB, hsl(255, 36%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 29%) 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 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7863B6
HEX#7863B6
RGBrgb(120, 99, 182)
HSLhsl(255, 36%, 55%)
HSVhsv(255, 46%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.126 293.5)
LABlab(46.92% 23.21 -41.61)
LCHlch(46.92% 47.65 299.15)

What #7863B6 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 #7863B6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.68Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.74Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 8.95Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 14.03Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.39Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.49

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

#7863B6 Channel Values

How #7863B6 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 120 · G 99 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 36% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 46% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7863B6 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7863B6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7863B6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7863B6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7863B6
Complementary
#A1B663
Analogous
#6378B6
Analogous
#A163B6
Triadic
#B67863
Triadic
#63B678
Split comp.
#B6A163
Split comp.
#78B663

Tints & Shades of #7863B6

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

#8A78BF
#9C8DC9
#AEA1D3
#C3BADE
#D5CEE8
#E7E3F2

Shades

#644EA6
#54418B
#453672
#362A5A
#281F42
#171226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7863B6.

How #7863B6 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#7863B6
Protanopia#6767B6
Protanomaly#6E65B6
Deuteranopia#6B6BB6
Deuteranomaly#7068B6
Tritanopia#6A7272
Tritanomaly#706C92
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #7863B6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7863b6: #7863B6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7863B6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7863b6': '#7863B6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.388, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_7863b6">#7863B6</color>
SVG fillfill="#7863B6"

More Purple Colors

#7863B6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7863B6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7863B6?

#7863B6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(120, 99, 182) in RGB and hsl(255, 36%, 55%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #7863B6?

#7863B6 is rgb(120, 99, 182) — red 120, green 99, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7863B6?

#7863B6 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7863B6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7863B6 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7863B6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7863B6 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 14.49, which is visibly different.

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