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#7E36AB Color

#7E36AB is rgb(126, 54, 171) in RGB, hsl(277, 52%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E36AB
HEX#7E36AB
RGBrgb(126, 54, 171)
HSLhsl(277, 52%, 44%)
HSVhsv(277, 68%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.182 309.4)
LABlab(37.40% 46.54 -50.25)
LCHlch(37.40% 68.49 312.81)

What #7E36AB 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 #7E36AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 5.97Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.04Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.88Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.75Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 14.36Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 15.09

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

#7E36AB Channel Values

How #7E36AB 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 126 · G 54 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 52% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 68% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E36AB 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 text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E36AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E36AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E36AB
Complementary
#63AB36
Analogous
#4336AB
Analogous
#AB369D
Triadic
#AB7E36
Triadic
#36AB7E
Split comp.
#9DAB36
Split comp.
#36AB43

Tints & Shades of #7E36AB

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

#9345C4
#A360CD
#B57FD7
#C79EE0
#D9BDEA
#E9D8F3

Shades

#6D2F93
#5E2880
#4D2169
#3C1A51
#2B123A
#1D0C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E36AB.

How #7E36AB 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#7E36AB
Protanopia#4949AB
Protanomaly#6242AB
Deuteranopia#5656AA
Deuteranomaly#684BAA
Tritanopia#705252
Tritanomaly#76487F
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #7E36AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e36ab: #7E36AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E36AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e36ab': '#7E36AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.212, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_7e36ab">#7E36AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E36AB"

More Purple Colors

#7E36AB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E36AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E36AB?

#7E36AB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 54, 171) in RGB and hsl(277, 52%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #7E36AB?

#7E36AB is rgb(126, 54, 171) — red 126, green 54, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E36AB?

#7E36AB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E36AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E36AB scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E36AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E36AB 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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