#7E76EA Color

#7E76EA is rgb(126, 118, 234) in RGB, hsl(244, 73%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 50%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E76EA

HEX#7E76EA

RGBrgb(126, 118, 234)

HSLhsl(244, 73%, 69%)

HSVhsv(244, 50%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 50%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.169 283.5)

LABlab(54.68% 25.86 -58.80)

LCHlch(54.68% 64.23 293.74)

What #7E76EA 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 #7E76EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.05 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.79 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.59 Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.51 Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.75 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.1

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#7E76EA Channel Values

How #7E76EA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 126 · G 118 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 244° · S 73% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 244° · S 50% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.71:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E76EA 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E76EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E76EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7E76EA

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.

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How #7E76EA 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#7E76EA

Protanopia#7777EA

Protanomaly#7A77EA

Deuteranopia#7979EA

Deuteranomaly#7B78EA

Tritanopia#648C8C

Tritanomaly#6F84B9

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7E76EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e76ea: #7E76EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E76EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e76ea': '#7E76EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.463, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_7e76ea">#7E76EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#7E76EA"

More Blue Colors

#7E76EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#7E76EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E76EA?

#7E76EA is a light blue — rgb(126, 118, 234) in RGB and hsl(244, 73%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #7E76EA?

#7E76EA is rgb(126, 118, 234) — red 126, green 118, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E76EA?

#7E76EA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 50%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E76EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E76EA scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E76EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E76EA 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 10.05, which is visibly different.

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