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#7E6BDB Color

#7E6BDB is rgb(126, 107, 219) in RGB, hsl(250, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E6BDB
HEX#7E6BDB
RGBrgb(126, 107, 219)
HSLhsl(250, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(250, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.165 288.2)
LABlab(51.24% 28.55 -55.87)
LCHlch(51.24% 62.75 297.07)

What #7E6BDB 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 #7E6BDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.92Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.33Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.85Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.45Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.6Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.77

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

#7E6BDB Channel Values

How #7E6BDB 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 107 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E6BDB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E6BDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E6BDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E6BDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E6BDB
Complementary
#C9DB6B
Analogous
#6B91DB
Analogous
#B66BDB
Triadic
#DB7E6B
Triadic
#6BDB7E
Split comp.
#DBB66B
Split comp.
#91DB6B

Tints & Shades of #7E6BDB

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

#9080E0
#A294E5
#B4A9EA
#C2B9EE
#D4CEF3
#E6E2F8

Shades

#5E46D2
#472FC1
#39269C
#2D1E7B
#201556
#140D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E6BDB.

How #7E6BDB 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#7E6BDB
Protanopia#6F6FDB
Protanomaly#756DDB
Deuteranopia#7272DB
Deuteranomaly#776FDB
Tritanopia#688181
Tritanomaly#7178AC
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7E6BDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e6bdb: #7E6BDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E6BDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e6bdb': '#7E6BDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.420, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7e6bdb">#7E6BDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E6BDB"

More Blue Colors

#7E6BDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7E6BDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E6BDB?

#7E6BDB is a light blue — rgb(126, 107, 219) in RGB and hsl(250, 61%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #7E6BDB?

#7E6BDB is rgb(126, 107, 219) — red 126, green 107, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E6BDB?

#7E6BDB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E6BDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E6BDB scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E6BDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E6BDB 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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