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#7E7DCF Color

#7E7DCF is rgb(126, 125, 207) in RGB, hsl(241, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E7DCF
HEX#7E7DCF
RGBrgb(126, 125, 207)
HSLhsl(241, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(241, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.122 282.8)
LABlab(55.20% 15.80 -42.84)
LCHlch(55.20% 45.66 290.24)

What #7E7DCF 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 #7E7DCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.62Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.3Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.7Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 15.34Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 15.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 15.96

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

#7E7DCF Channel Values

How #7E7DCF 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 125 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E7DCF 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E7DCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E7DCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E7DCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E7DCF
Complementary
#CDCF7D
Analogous
#7DA4CF
Analogous
#A77DCF
Triadic
#CF7E7D
Triadic
#7DCF7E
Split comp.
#CFA77D
Split comp.
#A4CF7D

Tints & Shades of #7E7DCF

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

#908FD6
#9F9EDB
#B2B1E2
#C4C3E9
#D6D6F0
#E5E5F5

Shades

#5D5BC2
#4442B3
#373691
#2A2970
#1E1D4E
#121230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E7DCF.

How #7E7DCF 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#7E7DCF
Protanopia#7D7DCF
Protanomaly#7E7DCF
Deuteranopia#7D7DCF
Deuteranomaly#7E7DCF
Tritanopia#6E8B8B
Tritanomaly#7586AA
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7E7DCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e7dcf: #7E7DCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E7DCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e7dcf': '#7E7DCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.490, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_7e7dcf">#7E7DCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E7DCF"

More Blue Colors

#7E7DCF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7E7DCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E7DCF?

#7E7DCF is a light blue — rgb(126, 125, 207) in RGB and hsl(241, 46%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #7E7DCF?

#7E7DCF is rgb(126, 125, 207) — red 126, green 125, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E7DCF?

#7E7DCF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E7DCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E7DCF scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E7DCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E7DCF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 15.9, which is visibly different.

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