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#7866E1 Color

#7866E1 is rgb(120, 102, 225) in RGB, hsl(249, 67%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 55%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7866E1
HEX#7866E1
RGBrgb(120, 102, 225)
HSLhsl(249, 67%, 64%)
HSVhsv(249, 55%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 55%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.18 286.2)
LABlab(49.82% 31.16 -61.56)
LCHlch(49.82% 69.00 296.84)

What #7866E1 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 #7866E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.79Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.16Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.39Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.89Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.84Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.31

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

#7866E1 Channel Values

How #7866E1 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 102 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 67% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 55% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7866E1 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7866E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7866E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7866E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7866E1
Complementary
#CEE166
Analogous
#6691E1
Analogous
#B666E1
Triadic
#E17866
Triadic
#66E178
Split comp.
#E1B666
Split comp.
#91E166

Tints & Shades of #7866E1

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

#8B7BE5
#9E90E9
#B0A6ED
#BFB7F1
#D2CCF5
#E5E1F9

Shades

#563FD9
#4028C8
#3320A2
#291980
#1C1259
#120B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7866E1.

How #7866E1 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#7866E1
Protanopia#6969E1
Protanomaly#6F68E1
Deuteranopia#6C6CE1
Deuteranomaly#716AE1
Tritanopia#5D7F7F
Tritanomaly#6976AF
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7866E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7866e1: #7866E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7866E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7866e1': '#7866E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.400, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_7866e1">#7866E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7866E1"

More Blue Colors

#7866E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7866E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7866E1?

#7866E1 is a light blue — rgb(120, 102, 225) in RGB and hsl(249, 67%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #7866E1?

#7866E1 is rgb(120, 102, 225) — red 120, green 102, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7866E1?

#7866E1 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 55%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7866E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7866E1 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7866E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7866E1 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 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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