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#795EED Color

#795EED is rgb(121, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(251, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#795EED
HEX#795EED
RGBrgb(121, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(251, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(251, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.206 286.9)
LABlab(48.78% 38.62 -69.98)
LCHlch(48.78% 79.93 298.89)

What #795EED 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 #795EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.43Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.83Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 8.93Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.28Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.69Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.92

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

#795EED Channel Values

How #795EED 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 121 · G 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #795EED 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #795EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #795EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #795EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#795EED
Complementary
#D3ED5E
Analogous
#5E8CED
Analogous
#C05EED
Triadic
#ED795E
Triadic
#5EED79
Split comp.
#EDC05E
Split comp.
#8CED5E

Tints & Shades of #795EED

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

#8C75F0
#9B88F2
#AE9FF4
#C2B6F7
#D5CDF9
#E4DFFB

Shades

#5635E9
#3C18DC
#3114B3
#260F8A
#1A0B60
#10073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #795EED.

How #795EED 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#795EED
Protanopia#6363ED
Protanomaly#6D61ED
Deuteranopia#6868ED
Deuteranomaly#6F64ED
Tritanopia#587D7D
Tritanomaly#6772B5
Achromatopsia#767676

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Using #795EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-795eed: #795EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #795EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-795eed': '#795EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_795eed">#795EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#795EED"

More Blue Colors

#795EED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#795EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #795EED?

#795EED is a light blue — rgb(121, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(251, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #795EED?

#795EED is rgb(121, 94, 237) — red 121, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #795EED?

#795EED converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #795EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #795EED scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #795EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #795EED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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