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#7E5CD6 Color

#7E5CD6 is rgb(126, 92, 214) in RGB, hsl(257, 60%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E5CD6
HEX#7E5CD6
RGBrgb(126, 92, 214)
HSLhsl(257, 60%, 60%)
HSVhsv(257, 57%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.18 292.6)
LABlab(47.48% 35.73 -59.05)
LCHlch(47.48% 69.02 301.18)

What #7E5CD6 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 #7E5CD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.75Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.55Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.35Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.65Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.56Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.08

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

#7E5CD6 Channel Values

How #7E5CD6 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 92 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 60% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 57% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E5CD6 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E5CD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E5CD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E5CD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E5CD6
Complementary
#B4D65C
Analogous
#5C76D6
Analogous
#BC5CD6
Triadic
#D67E5C
Triadic
#5CD67E
Split comp.
#D6BC5C
Split comp.
#76D65C

Tints & Shades of #7E5CD6

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

#8F70DB
#A289E1
#B29DE7
#C5B6ED
#D5CAF2
#E9E2F8

Shades

#653BCE
#532DB4
#442593
#351D72
#261452
#170C31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E5CD6.

How #7E5CD6 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#7E5CD6
Protanopia#6363D6
Protanomaly#6F60D6
Deuteranopia#6969D6
Deuteranomaly#7264D6
Tritanopia#677575
Tritanomaly#716CA5
Achromatopsia#727272

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Using #7E5CD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e5cd6: #7E5CD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E5CD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e5cd6': '#7E5CD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.361, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_7e5cd6">#7E5CD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E5CD6"

More Purple Colors

#7E5CD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E5CD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E5CD6?

#7E5CD6 is a light purple — rgb(126, 92, 214) in RGB and hsl(257, 60%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #7E5CD6?

#7E5CD6 is rgb(126, 92, 214) — red 126, green 92, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E5CD6?

#7E5CD6 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 57%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E5CD6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E5CD6 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E5CD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E5CD6 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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