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#7E6EAA Color

#7E6EAA is rgb(126, 110, 170) in RGB, hsl(256, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E6EAA
HEX#7E6EAA
RGBrgb(126, 110, 170)
HSLhsl(256, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(256, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.092 295.6)
LABlab(49.81% 16.48 -30.09)
LCHlch(49.81% 34.31 298.70)

What #7E6EAA 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 #7E6EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.37Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.4Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 7.94Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 8.79Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.42Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.08

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

#7E6EAA Channel Values

How #7E6EAA 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 110 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.47:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E6EAA 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 text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E6EAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E6EAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E6EAA
Complementary
#9AAA6E
Analogous
#6E7CAA
Analogous
#9C6EAA
Triadic
#AA7E6E
Triadic
#6EAA7E
Split comp.
#AA9C6E
Split comp.
#7CAA6E

Tints & Shades of #7E6EAA

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

#8F82B5
#A195C1
#B2A8CC
#C6BFD9
#D7D2E5
#E8E5F0

Shades

#6C5B9A
#5A4B81
#4A3E6A
#3A3154
#2B243D
#191523

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How #7E6EAA 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#7E6EAA
Protanopia#7171AA
Protanomaly#7670AA
Deuteranopia#7474AA
Deuteranomaly#7871AA
Tritanopia#757878
Tritanomaly#79748F
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #7E6EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e6eaa: #7E6EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E6EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e6eaa': '#7E6EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.431, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7e6eaa">#7E6EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E6EAA"

More Purple Colors

#7E6EAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#7E6EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E6EAA?

#7E6EAA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(126, 110, 170) in RGB and hsl(256, 26%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #7E6EAA?

#7E6EAA is rgb(126, 110, 170) — red 126, green 110, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E6EAA?

#7E6EAA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E6EAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E6EAA scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E6EAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E6EAA 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.78, which is visibly different.

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