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#7C5EDE Color

#7C5EDE is rgb(124, 94, 222) in RGB, hsl(254, 66%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C5EDE
HEX#7C5EDE
RGBrgb(124, 94, 222)
HSLhsl(254, 66%, 62%)
HSVhsv(254, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.187 290.1)
LABlab(48.18% 35.90 -62.48)
LCHlch(48.18% 72.06 299.88)

What #7C5EDE 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 #7C5EDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.46Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.14Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.98Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 10.4Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.17Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.05

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

#7C5EDE Channel Values

How #7C5EDE 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 94 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 66% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C5EDE 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C5EDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C5EDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C5EDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C5EDE
Complementary
#C0DE5E
Analogous
#5E80DE
Analogous
#BC5EDE
Triadic
#DE7C5E
Triadic
#5EDE7C
Split comp.
#DEBC5E
Split comp.
#80DE5E

Tints & Shades of #7C5EDE

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

#8D73E2
#9E88E7
#B09EEB
#C4B7F0
#D6CCF5
#E7E1F9

Shades

#603CD7
#4A27BE
#3D209D
#30197B
#231259
#140A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C5EDE.

How #7C5EDE 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#7C5EDE
Protanopia#6464DE
Protanomaly#6E62DE
Deuteranopia#6969DE
Deuteranomaly#7165DE
Tritanopia#627979
Tritanomaly#6D6FAB
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C5EDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c5ede: #7C5EDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C5EDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c5ede': '#7C5EDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.369, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_7c5ede">#7C5EDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C5EDE"

More Blue Colors

#7C5EDE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7C5EDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C5EDE?

#7C5EDE is a light blue — rgb(124, 94, 222) in RGB and hsl(254, 66%, 62%) 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 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #7C5EDE?

#7C5EDE is rgb(124, 94, 222) — red 124, green 94, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C5EDE?

#7C5EDE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C5EDE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7C5EDE scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C5EDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C5EDE 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 5.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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