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#7964CE Color

#7964CE is rgb(121, 100, 206) in RGB, hsl(252, 52%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 51%, 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 7.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7964CE
HEX#7964CE
RGBrgb(121, 100, 206)
HSLhsl(252, 52%, 60%)
HSVhsv(252, 51%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.158 289.6)
LABlab(48.43% 28.18 -53.02)
LCHlch(48.43% 60.05 297.99)

What #7964CE 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 #7964CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.03Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.38Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.35Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.3Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.4Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.9

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

#7964CE Channel Values

How #7964CE 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 100 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 52% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 51% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7964CE 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7964CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7964CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7964CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7964CE
Complementary
#B9CE64
Analogous
#6484CE
Analogous
#AE64CE
Triadic
#CE7964
Triadic
#64CE79
Split comp.
#CEAE64
Split comp.
#84CE64

Tints & Shades of #7964CE

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

#8A77D4
#9E8FDC
#AFA2E2
#C3B9E9
#D4CDEF
#E8E4F6

Shades

#5E45C4
#4D36AB
#3F2C8C
#31226D
#23184E
#150F2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7964CE.

How #7964CE 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#7964CE
Protanopia#6868CE
Protanomaly#6F66CE
Deuteranopia#6C6CCE
Deuteranomaly#7169CE
Tritanopia#657878
Tritanomaly#6D71A2
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7964CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7964ce: #7964CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7964CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7964ce': '#7964CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.392, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_7964ce">#7964CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7964CE"

More Blue Colors

#7964CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7964CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7964CE?

#7964CE is a light blue — rgb(121, 100, 206) in RGB and hsl(252, 52%, 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 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #7964CE?

#7964CE is rgb(121, 100, 206) — red 121, green 100, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7964CE?

#7964CE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7964CE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7964CE scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7964CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7964CE 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 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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