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#7E7FC9 Color

#7E7FC9 is rgb(126, 127, 201) in RGB, hsl(239, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E7FC9
HEX#7E7FC9
RGBrgb(126, 127, 201)
HSLhsl(239, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(239, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.11 282.1)
LABlab(55.48% 13.37 -39.02)
LCHlch(55.48% 41.25 288.92)

What #7E7FC9 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 #7E7FC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.68Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.48Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.16Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.24Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.59Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 15.76

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

#7E7FC9 Channel Values

How #7E7FC9 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 127 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E7FC9 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E7FC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E7FC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E7FC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E7FC9
Complementary
#C9C87E
Analogous
#7EA4C9
Analogous
#A27EC9
Triadic
#C97E7F
Triadic
#7FC97E
Split comp.
#C9A27E
Split comp.
#A4C97E

Tints & Shades of #7E7FC9

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

#9091D0
#A2A2D8
#B3B4DF
#C2C2E5
#D4D4ED
#E6E6F4

Shades

#5D5FBB
#4748A9
#393A89
#2D2E6C
#20204C
#14142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E7FC9.

How #7E7FC9 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#7E7FC9
Protanopia#7F7FC9
Protanomaly#7E7FC9
Deuteranopia#7F7FC9
Deuteranomaly#7E7FC9
Tritanopia#708B8B
Tritanomaly#7687A8
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #7E7FC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e7fc9: #7E7FC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E7FC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e7fc9': '#7E7FC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.498, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_7e7fc9">#7E7FC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E7FC9"

More Blue Colors

#7E7FC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7E7FC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E7FC9?

#7E7FC9 is a light blue — rgb(126, 127, 201) in RGB and hsl(239, 41%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #7E7FC9?

#7E7FC9 is rgb(126, 127, 201) — red 126, green 127, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E7FC9?

#7E7FC9 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E7FC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E7FC9 scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E7FC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E7FC9 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 16.26, which is visibly different.

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