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#7963CA Color

#7963CA is rgb(121, 99, 202) in RGB, hsl(253, 49%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 51%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7963CA
HEX#7963CA
RGBrgb(121, 99, 202)
HSLhsl(253, 49%, 59%)
HSVhsv(253, 51%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 51%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.154 290.5)
LABlab(47.98% 27.85 -51.45)
LCHlch(47.98% 58.50 298.43)

What #7963CA 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 #7963CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.58Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.23Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.27Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.77Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.69Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.52

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

#7963CA Channel Values

How #7963CA 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 99 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 49% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 51% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7963CA 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7963CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7963CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7963CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7963CA
Complementary
#B3CA63
Analogous
#6380CA
Analogous
#AD63CA
Triadic
#CA7963
Triadic
#63CA79
Split comp.
#CAAD63
Split comp.
#80CA63

Tints & Shades of #7963CA

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

#8D7AD1
#9D8DD8
#B1A4E0
#C1B7E6
#D5CEEE
#E5E1F5

Shades

#5F45BF
#4F38A3
#402E85
#34246A
#251A4C
#16102E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7963CA.

How #7963CA 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#7963CA
Protanopia#6767CA
Protanomaly#6F66CA
Deuteranopia#6B6BCA
Deuteranomaly#7168CA
Tritanopia#667777
Tritanomaly#6E6F9F
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #7963CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7963ca: #7963CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7963CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7963ca': '#7963CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.388, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7963ca">#7963CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7963CA"

More Blue Colors

#7963CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7963CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7963CA?

#7963CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(121, 99, 202) in RGB and hsl(253, 49%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #7963CA?

#7963CA is rgb(121, 99, 202) — red 121, green 99, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7963CA?

#7963CA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 51%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7963CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7963CA scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7963CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7963CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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