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#795FEC Color

#795FEC is rgb(121, 95, 236) in RGB, hsl(251, 79%, 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#795FEC
HEX#795FEC
RGBrgb(121, 95, 236)
HSLhsl(251, 79%, 65%)
HSVhsv(251, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.203 286.8)
LABlab(48.94% 37.84 -69.16)
LCHlch(48.94% 78.83 298.69)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.36Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.98Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 9.35Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.15Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.78Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.97

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

#795FEC Channel Values

How #795FEC 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 95 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 79% · 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
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #795FEC 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #795FEC

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

Base
#795FEC
Complementary
#D2EC5F
Analogous
#5F8CEC
Analogous
#C05FEC
Triadic
#EC795F
Triadic
#5FEC79
Split comp.
#ECC05F
Split comp.
#8CEC5F

Tints & Shades of #795FEC

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

#8C76EF
#9C88F1
#AF9FF4
#C2B6F6
#D5CDF9
#E4DFFB

Shades

#5736E7
#3D1ADB
#3215B2
#261089
#1B0B60
#11073B

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

How #795FEC 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#795FEC
Protanopia#6464EC
Protanomaly#6D62EC
Deuteranopia#6868EC
Deuteranomaly#6F65EC
Tritanopia#597D7D
Tritanomaly#6772B4
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #795FEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-795fec: #795FEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #795FEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-795fec': '#795FEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.373, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_795fec">#795FEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#795FEC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#795FEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #795FEC?

#795FEC is a light blue — rgb(121, 95, 236) in RGB and hsl(251, 79%, 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #795FEC?

#795FEC is rgb(121, 95, 236) — red 121, green 95, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #795FEC?

#795FEC 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 #795FEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #795FEC scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #795FEC 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 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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