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#7E6FE2 Color

#7E6FE2 is rgb(126, 111, 226) in RGB, hsl(248, 66%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 11%) 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 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E6FE2
HEX#7E6FE2
RGBrgb(126, 111, 226)
HSLhsl(248, 66%, 66%)
HSVhsv(248, 51%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.168 286.3)
LABlab(52.56% 27.91 -57.70)
LCHlch(52.56% 64.10 295.81)

What #7E6FE2 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 #7E6FE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.24Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.25Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.67Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.42Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.65Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.43

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

#7E6FE2 Channel Values

How #7E6FE2 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 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 66% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 51% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E6FE2 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E6FE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E6FE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E6FE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E6FE2
Complementary
#D2E26F
Analogous
#6F99E2
Analogous
#B86FE2
Triadic
#E27E6F
Triadic
#6FE27E
Split comp.
#E2B86F
Split comp.
#99E26F

Tints & Shades of #7E6FE2

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

#9184E6
#A095E9
#B3AAEE
#C2BBF1
#D5D0F5
#E5E1F9

Shades

#5C49DA
#3F2ACB
#3322A5
#291B83
#1D135D
#110B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E6FE2.

How #7E6FE2 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#7E6FE2
Protanopia#7272E2
Protanomaly#7771E2
Deuteranopia#7474E2
Deuteranomaly#7872E2
Tritanopia#668585
Tritanomaly#707DB2
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #7E6FE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e6fe2: #7E6FE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E6FE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e6fe2': '#7E6FE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.435, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7e6fe2">#7E6FE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E6FE2"

More Blue Colors

#7E6FE2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7E6FE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E6FE2?

#7E6FE2 is a light blue — rgb(126, 111, 226) in RGB and hsl(248, 66%, 66%) 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 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #7E6FE2?

#7E6FE2 is rgb(126, 111, 226) — red 126, green 111, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E6FE2?

#7E6FE2 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E6FE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E6FE2 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E6FE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E6FE2 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 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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