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#7D6FD8 Color

#7D6FD8 is rgb(125, 111, 216) in RGB, hsl(248, 57%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D6FD8
HEX#7D6FD8
RGBrgb(125, 111, 216)
HSLhsl(248, 57%, 64%)
HSVhsv(248, 49%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.155 286.9)
LABlab(51.97% 25.36 -53.02)
LCHlch(51.97% 58.77 295.56)

What #7D6FD8 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 #7D6FD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.22Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.34Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.28Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.87Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.97Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.08

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

#7D6FD8 Channel Values

How #7D6FD8 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 125 · G 111 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 57% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 49% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D6FD8 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D6FD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D6FD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D6FD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D6FD8
Complementary
#CAD86F
Analogous
#6F95D8
Analogous
#B16FD8
Triadic
#D87D6F
Triadic
#6FD87D
Split comp.
#D8B16F
Split comp.
#95D86F

Tints & Shades of #7D6FD8

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

#8F83DD
#A197E2
#B3ABE8
#C2BBEC
#D4CFF2
#E6E3F7

Shades

#5C4BCE
#4634BC
#382A98
#2D2178
#1F1754
#130E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D6FD8.

How #7D6FD8 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#7D6FD8
Protanopia#7272D8
Protanomaly#7671D8
Deuteranopia#7474D8
Deuteranomaly#7872D8
Tritanopia#688383
Tritanomaly#717BAC
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #7D6FD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d6fd8: #7D6FD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D6FD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d6fd8': '#7D6FD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.435, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_7d6fd8">#7D6FD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D6FD8"

More Blue Colors

#7D6FD8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D6FD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D6FD8?

#7D6FD8 is a light blue — rgb(125, 111, 216) in RGB and hsl(248, 57%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #7D6FD8?

#7D6FD8 is rgb(125, 111, 216) — red 125, green 111, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D6FD8?

#7D6FD8 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D6FD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D6FD8 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D6FD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D6FD8 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 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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