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#7C6DDF Color

#7C6DDF is rgb(124, 109, 223) in RGB, hsl(248, 64%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C6DDF
HEX#7C6DDF
RGBrgb(124, 109, 223)
HSLhsl(248, 64%, 65%)
HSVhsv(248, 51%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.167 286.3)
LABlab(51.75% 27.81 -57.33)
LCHlch(51.75% 63.72 295.88)

What #7C6DDF 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 #7C6DDF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.54Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.21Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.97Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.95Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.18Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.18

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

#7C6DDF Channel Values

How #7C6DDF 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 109 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 64% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 51% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C6DDF 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C6DDF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C6DDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C6DDF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C6DDF
Complementary
#D0DF6D
Analogous
#6D97DF
Analogous
#B56DDF
Triadic
#DF7C6D
Triadic
#6DDF7C
Split comp.
#DFB56D
Split comp.
#97DF6D

Tints & Shades of #7C6DDF

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

#8F82E3
#9E92E7
#B0A7EC
#C3BCF0
#D6D1F5
#E5E2F9

Shades

#5A47D7
#412CC9
#3524A3
#291C7D
#1C1358
#120C36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C6DDF.

How #7C6DDF 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#7C6DDF
Protanopia#7070DF
Protanomaly#756FDF
Deuteranopia#7272DF
Deuteranomaly#7670DF
Tritanopia#648383
Tritanomaly#6E7BAF
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C6DDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c6ddf: #7C6DDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C6DDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c6ddf': '#7C6DDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.427, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_7c6ddf">#7C6DDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C6DDF"

More Blue Colors

#7C6DDF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7C6DDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C6DDF?

#7C6DDF is a light blue — rgb(124, 109, 223) in RGB and hsl(248, 64%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.54.

What is the RGB value of #7C6DDF?

#7C6DDF is rgb(124, 109, 223) — red 124, green 109, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C6DDF?

#7C6DDF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C6DDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7C6DDF scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C6DDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C6DDF 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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