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#7A6BBD Color

#7A6BBD is rgb(122, 107, 189) in RGB, hsl(251, 38%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 43%, 0%, 26%) 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 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A6BBD
HEX#7A6BBD
RGBrgb(122, 107, 189)
HSLhsl(251, 38%, 58%)
HSVhsv(251, 43%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 43%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.124 290.4)
LABlab(49.44% 20.78 -41.67)
LCHlch(49.44% 46.57 296.51)

What #7A6BBD 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 #7A6BBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.23Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.39Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.99Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.36Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.6

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

#7A6BBD Channel Values

How #7A6BBD 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 122 · G 107 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 38% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 43% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A6BBD 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 text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A6BBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A6BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A6BBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A6BBD
Complementary
#AEBD6B
Analogous
#6B85BD
Analogous
#A36BBD
Triadic
#BD7A6B
Triadic
#6BBD7A
Split comp.
#BDA36B
Split comp.
#85BD6B

Tints & Shades of #7A6BBD

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

#8D80C6
#9D92CE
#B0A7D7
#C3BCE1
#D6D1EA
#E6E3F2

Shades

#614FB0
#534497
#44377B
#342B5F
#251E43
#17132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A6BBD.

How #7A6BBD 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#7A6BBD
Protanopia#6E6EBD
Protanomaly#736DBD
Deuteranopia#7070BD
Deuteranomaly#746EBD
Tritanopia#6C7979
Tritanomaly#727499
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A6BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a6bbd: #7A6BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A6BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a6bbd': '#7A6BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.420, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_7a6bbd">#7A6BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A6BBD"

More Blue Colors

#7A6BBD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A6BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A6BBD?

#7A6BBD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(122, 107, 189) in RGB and hsl(251, 38%, 58%) 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 5.

What is the RGB value of #7A6BBD?

#7A6BBD is rgb(122, 107, 189) — red 122, green 107, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A6BBD?

#7A6BBD converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 43%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A6BBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A6BBD scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A6BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A6BBD 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 14.98, which is visibly different.

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