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#7C36EC Color

#7C36EC is rgb(124, 54, 236) in RGB, hsl(263, 83%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 77%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C36EC
HEX#7C36EC
RGBrgb(124, 54, 236)
HSLhsl(263, 83%, 57%)
HSVhsv(263, 77%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 77%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.249 293.6)
LABlab(41.55% 58.42 -81.15)
LCHlch(41.55% 99.99 305.75)

What #7C36EC 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 #7C36EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.94French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.66Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.74Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.14Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.82Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 18.16

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

#7C36EC Channel Values

How #7C36EC 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 124 · G 54 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 83% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 77% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.84:1 vs white · 3.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C36EC 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 text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7C36EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C36EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C36EC
Complementary
#A7EC36
Analogous
#364CEC
Analogous
#D736EC
Triadic
#EC7C36
Triadic
#36EC7C
Split comp.
#ECD736
Split comp.
#4CEC36

Tints & Shades of #7C36EC

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

#8E52EF
#A16EF2
#B38AF4
#C2A2F6
#D4BEF9
#E7DAFC

Shades

#6515E5
#5612C4
#460F9F
#380C7E
#270859
#190538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C36EC.

How #7C36EC 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#7C36EC
Protanopia#4848EC
Protanomaly#6142EC
Deuteranopia#5555EB
Deuteranomaly#674BEC
Tritanopia#596868
Tritanomaly#6958AD
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #7C36EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c36ec: #7C36EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C36EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c36ec': '#7C36EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.212, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_7c36ec">#7C36EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C36EC"

More Purple Colors

#7C36EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7C36EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C36EC?

#7C36EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(124, 54, 236) in RGB and hsl(263, 83%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #7C36EC?

#7C36EC is rgb(124, 54, 236) — red 124, green 54, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C36EC?

#7C36EC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 77%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C36EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C36EC scores 5.84:1 against white and 3.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C36EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C36EC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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