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#7E42CD Color

#7E42CD is rgb(126, 66, 205) in RGB, hsl(266, 58%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E42CD
HEX#7E42CD
RGBrgb(126, 66, 205)
HSLhsl(266, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(266, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.204 299)
LABlab(41.61% 47.32 -63.37)
LCHlch(41.61% 79.08 306.75)

What #7E42CD 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 #7E42CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.1Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.8Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.98Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.07Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.9Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.88

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

#7E42CD Channel Values

How #7E42CD 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 66 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 58% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 68% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.92:1 vs white · 3.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E42CD 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 text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E42CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E42CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E42CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E42CD
Complementary
#90CD42
Analogous
#424BCD
Analogous
#C342CD
Triadic
#CD7E42
Triadic
#42CD7E
Split comp.
#CDC342
Split comp.
#4BCD42

Tints & Shades of #7E42CD

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

#8E5AD3
#A276DB
#B28EE1
#C5AAE9
#D6C3EF
#E9DFF6

Shades

#6C31B9
#5C2A9D
#4B2281
#3B1B65
#2A1349
#1A0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E42CD.

How #7E42CD 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#7E42CD
Protanopia#5050CD
Protanomaly#664BCD
Deuteranopia#5B5BCC
Deuteranomaly#6B52CD
Tritanopia#686363
Tritanomaly#715899
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #7E42CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e42cd: #7E42CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E42CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e42cd': '#7E42CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.259, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_7e42cd">#7E42CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E42CD"

More Purple Colors

#7E42CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E42CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E42CD?

#7E42CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 66, 205) in RGB and hsl(266, 58%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #7E42CD?

#7E42CD is rgb(126, 66, 205) — red 126, green 66, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E42CD?

#7E42CD converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 68%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E42CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E42CD scores 5.92:1 against white and 3.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E42CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E42CD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.98, which is visibly different.

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