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#7E3BE3 Color

#7E3BE3 is rgb(126, 59, 227) in RGB, hsl(264, 75%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E3BE3
HEX#7E3BE3
RGBrgb(126, 59, 227)
HSLhsl(264, 75%, 56%)
HSVhsv(264, 74%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.235 295.4)
LABlab(41.90% 54.91 -75.49)
LCHlch(41.90% 93.34 306.03)

What #7E3BE3 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 #7E3BE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.14Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 13.28Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.74French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.85Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.72Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.06

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

#7E3BE3 Channel Values

How #7E3BE3 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 59 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 75% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 74% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.8:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E3BE3 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 text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E3BE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E3BE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E3BE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E3BE3
Complementary
#A0E33B
Analogous
#3B4BE3
Analogous
#D23BE3
Triadic
#E37E3B
Triadic
#3BE37E
Split comp.
#E3D23B
Split comp.
#4BE33B

Tints & Shades of #7E3BE3

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

#9055E7
#A170EB
#B38BEE
#C4A6F2
#D6C1F6
#E8DBFA

Shades

#6A1FDB
#591AB7
#4A1698
#381174
#290C55
#180731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E3BE3.

How #7E3BE3 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#7E3BE3
Protanopia#4C4CE3
Protanomaly#6446E3
Deuteranopia#5858E2
Deuteranomaly#694EE3
Tritanopia#606767
Tritanomaly#6D58A7
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7E3BE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e3be3: #7E3BE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E3BE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e3be3': '#7E3BE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.231, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_7e3be3">#7E3BE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E3BE3"

More Purple Colors

#7E3BE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E3BE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E3BE3?

#7E3BE3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 59, 227) in RGB and hsl(264, 75%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #7E3BE3?

#7E3BE3 is rgb(126, 59, 227) — red 126, green 59, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E3BE3?

#7E3BE3 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E3BE3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E3BE3 scores 5.8:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E3BE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E3BE3 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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