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#7961EF Color

#7961EF is rgb(121, 97, 239) in RGB, hsl(250, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 59%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7961EF
HEX#7961EF
RGBrgb(121, 97, 239)
HSLhsl(250, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(250, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 59%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.204 286.1)
LABlab(49.56% 37.45 -69.82)
LCHlch(49.56% 79.23 298.21)

What #7961EF 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 #7961EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.21Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.4Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 8.53Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.69Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.28Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.1

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

#7961EF Channel Values

How #7961EF 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 97 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7961EF 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 text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7961EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7961EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7961EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7961EF
Complementary
#D8EF61
Analogous
#6191EF
Analogous
#C061EF
Triadic
#EF7961
Triadic
#61EF79
Split comp.
#EFC061
Split comp.
#91EF61

Tints & Shades of #7961EF

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

#8D78F2
#9C8BF4
#B0A2F6
#C0B5F8
#D4CCFA
#E3DFFC

Shades

#5537EB
#3716DF
#2D12B5
#240E90
#190A66
#0F063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7961EF.

How #7961EF 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#7961EF
Protanopia#6666EF
Protanomaly#6E64EF
Deuteranopia#6A6AEF
Deuteranomaly#7066EF
Tritanopia#587F7F
Tritanomaly#6774B7
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #7961EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7961ef: #7961EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7961EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7961ef': '#7961EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.380, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_7961ef">#7961EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7961EF"

More Blue Colors

#7961EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7961EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7961EF?

#7961EF is a light blue — rgb(121, 97, 239) in RGB and hsl(250, 82%, 66%) 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #7961EF?

#7961EF is rgb(121, 97, 239) — red 121, green 97, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7961EF?

#7961EF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 59%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7961EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7961EF scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7961EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7961EF 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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