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#7973E2 Color

#7973E2 is rgb(121, 115, 226) in RGB, hsl(243, 66%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 49%, 0%, 11%) 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 9.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7973E2
HEX#7973E2
RGBrgb(121, 115, 226)
HSLhsl(243, 66%, 67%)
HSVhsv(243, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 49%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.163 282.9)
LABlab(53.12% 24.35 -56.84)
LCHlch(53.12% 61.84 293.19)

What #7973E2 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 #7973E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.72Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.23Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.18Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.38Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.4Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.64

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

#7973E2 Channel Values

How #7973E2 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 115 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 66% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7973E2 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7973E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7973E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7973E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7973E2
Complementary
#DDE273
Analogous
#73A5E2
Analogous
#B073E2
Triadic
#E27973
Triadic
#73E279
Split comp.
#E2B073
Split comp.
#A5E273

Tints & Shades of #7973E2

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

#8984E6
#9D99EA
#AEAAEE
#C2C0F2
#D2D0F5
#E7E6FA

Shades

#544DDB
#332ACF
#2923A9
#201B83
#17135D
#0D0B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7973E2.

How #7973E2 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#7973E2
Protanopia#7474E2
Protanomaly#7674E2
Deuteranopia#7575E2
Deuteranomaly#7774E2
Tritanopia#608888
Tritanomaly#6B80B3
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7973E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7973e2: #7973E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7973E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7973e2': '#7973E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.451, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7973e2">#7973E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7973E2"

More Blue Colors

#7973E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7973E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7973E2?

#7973E2 is a light blue — rgb(121, 115, 226) in RGB and hsl(243, 66%, 67%) 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 9.72.

What is the RGB value of #7973E2?

#7973E2 is rgb(121, 115, 226) — red 121, green 115, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7973E2?

#7973E2 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 49%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7973E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7973E2 scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7973E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7973E2 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 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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