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#7661CC Color

#7661CC is rgb(118, 97, 204) in RGB, hsl(252, 51%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7661CC
HEX#7661CC
RGBrgb(118, 97, 204)
HSLhsl(252, 51%, 59%)
HSVhsv(252, 52%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.159 289.3)
LABlab(47.31% 28.59 -53.67)
LCHlch(47.31% 60.81 298.05)

What #7661CC 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 #7661CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 5.84Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.36Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.12Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.31Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.86Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.44

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

#7661CC Channel Values

How #7661CC 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 97 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 51% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 52% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7661CC 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7661CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7661CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7661CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7661CC
Complementary
#B6CC61
Analogous
#6181CC
Analogous
#AC61CC
Triadic
#CC7661
Triadic
#61CC76
Split comp.
#CCAC61
Split comp.
#81CC61

Tints & Shades of #7661CC

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

#8A78D3
#9B8BDA
#AFA3E1
#C0B6E7
#D4CDEF
#E4E0F5

Shades

#5C42C2
#4C36A6
#3E2C87
#32236C
#23194D
#150F2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7661CC.

How #7661CC 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#7661CC
Protanopia#6565CC
Protanomaly#6C63CC
Deuteranopia#6969CC
Deuteranomaly#6E66CC
Tritanopia#617676
Tritanomaly#6A6EA0
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7661CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7661cc: #7661CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7661CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7661cc': '#7661CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.380, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_7661cc">#7661CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7661CC"

More Blue Colors

#7661CC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7661CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7661CC?

#7661CC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(118, 97, 204) in RGB and hsl(252, 51%, 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 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #7661CC?

#7661CC is rgb(118, 97, 204) — red 118, green 97, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7661CC?

#7661CC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7661CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7661CC scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7661CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7661CC 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 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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