Skip to content

#7C73CE Color

#7C73CE is rgb(124, 115, 206) in RGB, hsl(246, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C73CE
HEX#7C73CE
RGBrgb(124, 115, 206)
HSLhsl(246, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(246, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.135 286.1)
LABlab(52.42% 20.59 -46.67)
LCHlch(52.42% 51.01 293.80)

What #7C73CE 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 #7C73CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 2.09Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.11Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.76Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.97Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.78Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 15.31

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

#7C73CE Channel Values

How #7C73CE 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 115 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7C73CE 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 text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7C73CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7C73CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7C73CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7C73CE
Complementary
#C5CE73
Analogous
#7398CE
Analogous
#AA73CE
Triadic
#CE7C73
Triadic
#73CE7C
Split comp.
#CEAA73
Split comp.
#98CE73

Tints & Shades of #7C73CE

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

#8E86D5
#A099DB
#B1ACE2
#C3BFE8
#D5D2EF
#E6E5F6

Shades

#6055C3
#483DAE
#3C328F
#2E266D
#211C4F
#13102D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7C73CE.

How #7C73CE 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#7C73CE
Protanopia#7575CE
Protanomaly#7874CE
Deuteranopia#7676CE
Deuteranomaly#7875CE
Tritanopia#6A8383
Tritanomaly#727DA6
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7C73CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7c73ce: #7C73CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C73CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7c73ce': '#7C73CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.451, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_7c73ce">#7C73CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7C73CE"

More Blue Colors

#7C73CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7C73CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7C73CE?

#7C73CE is a light blue — rgb(124, 115, 206) in RGB and hsl(246, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #7C73CE?

#7C73CE is rgb(124, 115, 206) — red 124, green 115, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C73CE?

#7C73CE converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 44%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C73CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7C73CE scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C73CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C73CE 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

Open #7C73CE in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.