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#7E5FCE Color

#7E5FCE is rgb(126, 95, 206) in RGB, hsl(257, 53%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E5FCE
HEX#7E5FCE
RGBrgb(126, 95, 206)
HSLhsl(257, 53%, 59%)
HSVhsv(257, 54%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.165 293.3)
LABlab(47.74% 32.35 -54.09)
LCHlch(47.74% 63.02 300.88)

What #7E5FCE 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 #7E5FCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.22Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.58Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.12Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.5Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.97Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.66

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

#7E5FCE Channel Values

How #7E5FCE 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 95 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 53% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 54% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.76:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E5FCE 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 text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E5FCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E5FCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E5FCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E5FCE
Complementary
#AECE5F
Analogous
#5F77CE
Analogous
#B65FCE
Triadic
#CE7E5F
Triadic
#5FCE7E
Split comp.
#CEB65F
Split comp.
#77CE5F

Tints & Shades of #7E5FCE

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

#9176D5
#A18ADB
#B4A1E2
#C3B5E8
#D6CCEF
#E6E0F5

Shades

#6540C4
#5434A8
#452A89
#37226D
#27184E
#180E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E5FCE.

How #7E5FCE 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#7E5FCE
Protanopia#6565CE
Protanomaly#7063CE
Deuteranopia#6B6BCE
Deuteranomaly#7366CE
Tritanopia#6A7575
Tritanomaly#736DA0
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7E5FCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e5fce: #7E5FCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E5FCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e5fce': '#7E5FCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.373, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_7e5fce">#7E5FCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E5FCE"

More Purple Colors

#7E5FCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7E5FCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E5FCE?

#7E5FCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 95, 206) in RGB and hsl(257, 53%, 59%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #7E5FCE?

#7E5FCE is rgb(126, 95, 206) — red 126, green 95, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E5FCE?

#7E5FCE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 54%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E5FCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E5FCE scores 4.76:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E5FCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E5FCE 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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