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#7659D4 Color

#7659D4 is rgb(118, 89, 212) in RGB, hsl(254, 59%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 17%) 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 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7659D4
HEX#7659D4
RGBrgb(118, 89, 212)
HSLhsl(254, 59%, 59%)
HSVhsv(254, 58%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.181 290.1)
LABlab(45.88% 34.87 -60.53)
LCHlch(45.88% 69.86 299.95)

What #7659D4 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 #7659D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.68Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.02Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.1Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.24Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.32Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.48

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

#7659D4 Channel Values

How #7659D4 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 118 · G 89 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 59% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 58% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7659D4 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.

TextWhite text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7659D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7659D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7659D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7659D4
Complementary
#B7D459
Analogous
#597AD4
Analogous
#B359D4
Triadic
#D47659
Triadic
#59D476
Split comp.
#D4B359
Split comp.
#7AD459

Tints & Shades of #7659D4

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

#8A71DA
#9A85E0
#AF9EE6
#BFB2EB
#D3CAF1
#E4DFF7

Shades

#5B38CC
#4B2DAE
#3D258E
#311D72
#231551
#150D31

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7659D4.

How #7659D4 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#7659D4
Protanopia#5F5FD4
Protanomaly#695CD4
Deuteranopia#6464D4
Deuteranomaly#6C60D4
Tritanopia#5D7373
Tritanomaly#6869A3
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7659D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7659d4: #7659D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7659D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7659d4': '#7659D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.349, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_7659d4">#7659D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7659D4"

More Blue Colors

#7659D4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7659D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7659D4?

#7659D4 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 89, 212) in RGB and hsl(254, 59%, 59%) 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 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #7659D4?

#7659D4 is rgb(118, 89, 212) — red 118, green 89, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7659D4?

#7659D4 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 58%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7659D4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7659D4 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7659D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7659D4 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 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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