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#7963CF Color

#7963CF is rgb(121, 99, 207) in RGB, hsl(252, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 19%) 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 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7963CF
HEX#7963CF
RGBrgb(121, 99, 207)
HSLhsl(252, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(252, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.16 289.8)
LABlab(48.24% 28.97 -53.89)
LCHlch(48.24% 61.19 298.26)

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

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.09Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.54Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.44Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.52Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 11.92Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.83

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

#7963CF Channel Values

How #7963CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7963CF 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7963CF

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

Base
#7963CF
Complementary
#B9CF63
Analogous
#6383CF
Analogous
#AF63CF
Triadic
#CF7963
Triadic
#63CF79
Split comp.
#CFAF63
Split comp.
#83CF63

Tints & Shades of #7963CF

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

#8976D5
#9E8EDC
#AEA1E2
#C3B9E9
#D3CCEF
#E7E4F7

Shades

#5E44C5
#4D35AC
#3F2B8C
#31226D
#23184E
#150E2F

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

How #7963CF 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#7963CF
Protanopia#6767CF
Protanomaly#6F66CF
Deuteranopia#6B6BCF
Deuteranomaly#7168CF
Tritanopia#647878
Tritanomaly#6D70A2
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #7963CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7963cf: #7963CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7963CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7963cf': '#7963CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.388, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_7963cf">#7963CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7963CF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7963CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7963CF?

#7963CF is a light blue — rgb(121, 99, 207) in RGB and hsl(252, 53%, 60%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #7963CF?

#7963CF is rgb(121, 99, 207) — red 121, green 99, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7963CF?

#7963CF converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7963CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7963CF scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7963CF 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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