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#7969E2 Color

#7969E2 is rgb(121, 105, 226) in RGB, hsl(248, 68%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7969E2
HEX#7969E2
RGBrgb(121, 105, 226)
HSLhsl(248, 68%, 65%)
HSVhsv(248, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.177 285.7)
LABlab(50.68% 29.97 -60.74)
LCHlch(50.68% 67.73 296.26)

What #7969E2 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 #7969E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.44Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.94Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.94Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.74Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.24Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14.09

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

#7969E2 Channel Values

How #7969E2 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 105 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 68% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7969E2 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7969E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7969E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7969E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7969E2
Complementary
#D2E269
Analogous
#6996E2
Analogous
#B669E2
Triadic
#E27969
Triadic
#69E279
Split comp.
#E2B669
Split comp.
#96E269

Tints & Shades of #7969E2

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

#8C7EE7
#9C90EA
#AFA5EE
#C2BAF2
#D5D0F6
#E4E1F9

Shades

#5743DB
#3D27CE
#3220A7
#261881
#1B115A
#110B38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7969E2.

How #7969E2 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#7969E2
Protanopia#6C6CE2
Protanomaly#716BE2
Deuteranopia#6F6FE2
Deuteranomaly#736CE2
Tritanopia#5E8181
Tritanomaly#6A78B0
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7969E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7969e2: #7969E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7969E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7969e2': '#7969E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.412, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7969e2">#7969E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7969E2"

More Blue Colors

#7969E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7969E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7969E2?

#7969E2 is a light blue — rgb(121, 105, 226) in RGB and hsl(248, 68%, 65%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #7969E2?

#7969E2 is rgb(121, 105, 226) — red 121, green 105, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7969E2?

#7969E2 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 54%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7969E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7969E2 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7969E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7969E2 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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