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#7E6FAE Color

#7E6FAE is rgb(126, 111, 174) in RGB, hsl(254, 28%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 36%, 0%, 32%) 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 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E6FAE
HEX#7E6FAE
RGBrgb(126, 111, 174)
HSLhsl(254, 28%, 56%)
HSVhsv(254, 36%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 36%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.096 294.1)
LABlab(50.22% 16.70 -31.77)
LCHlch(50.22% 35.89 297.73)

What #7E6FAE 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 #7E6FAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.49Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.02Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 8.3Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.71Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.57

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

#7E6FAE Channel Values

How #7E6FAE 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 111 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 28% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 36% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E6FAE 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 text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E6FAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E6FAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E6FAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E6FAE
Complementary
#A0AE6F
Analogous
#6F80AE
Analogous
#9D6FAE
Triadic
#AE7E6F
Triadic
#6FAE7E
Split comp.
#AE9D6F
Split comp.
#80AE6F

Tints & Shades of #7E6FAE

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

#9083B9
#A197C4
#B3AACF
#C4BEDA
#D6D1E5
#E8E5F0

Shades

#6A5AA0
#594B86
#4A3E6F
#383055
#29233E
#181424

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How #7E6FAE 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#7E6FAE
Protanopia#7272AE
Protanomaly#7771AE
Deuteranopia#7474AE
Deuteranomaly#7872AE
Tritanopia#747979
Tritanomaly#787591
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #7E6FAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e6fae: #7E6FAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E6FAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e6fae': '#7E6FAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.435, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_7e6fae">#7E6FAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E6FAE"

More Blue Colors

#7E6FAE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7E6FAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E6FAE?

#7E6FAE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(126, 111, 174) in RGB and hsl(254, 28%, 56%) 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 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #7E6FAE?

#7E6FAE is rgb(126, 111, 174) — red 126, green 111, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E6FAE?

#7E6FAE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 36%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E6FAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E6FAE scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E6FAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E6FAE 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 23.24, which is visibly different.

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