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#7E51F0 Color

#7E51F0 is rgb(126, 81, 240) in RGB, hsl(257, 84%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 66%, 0%, 6%) 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 8.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E51F0
HEX#7E51F0
RGBrgb(126, 81, 240)
HSLhsl(257, 84%, 63%)
HSVhsv(257, 66%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 66%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.225 290.5)
LABlab(46.74% 47.25 -74.93)
LCHlch(46.74% 88.58 302.24)

What #7E51F0 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 #7E51F0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.98Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.06Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.4Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.23Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.49Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.73

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

#7E51F0 Channel Values

How #7E51F0 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 81 · B 2408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 84% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 66% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E51F0 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E51F0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E51F0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E51F0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E51F0
Complementary
#C3F051
Analogous
#5174F0
Analogous
#CE51F0
Triadic
#F07E51
Triadic
#51F07E
Split comp.
#F0CE51
Split comp.
#74F051

Tints & Shades of #7E51F0

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

#9069F2
#A180F4
#B298F6
#C4AFF8
#D5C7FA
#E7DEFC

Shades

#622CED
#4B13D8
#3E10B2
#2F0C88
#220963
#130538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E51F0.

How #7E51F0 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#7E51F0
Protanopia#5B5BF0
Protanomaly#6B57F0
Deuteranopia#6363F0
Deuteranomaly#6F5CF0
Tritanopia#5C7676
Tritanomaly#6B69B4
Achromatopsia#717171

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Using #7E51F0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e51f0: #7E51F0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E51F0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e51f0': '#7E51F0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.318, blue: 0.941)
Android XML<color name="color_7e51f0">#7E51F0</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E51F0"

More Purple Colors

#7E51F0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7E51F0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E51F0?

#7E51F0 is a light purple — rgb(126, 81, 240) in RGB and hsl(257, 84%, 63%) 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 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #7E51F0?

#7E51F0 is rgb(126, 81, 240) — red 126, green 81, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E51F0?

#7E51F0 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 66%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E51F0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E51F0 scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E51F0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E51F0 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.49, which is visibly different.

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