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#7973ED Color

#7973ED is rgb(121, 115, 237) in RGB, hsl(243, 77%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7973ED
HEX#7973ED
RGBrgb(121, 115, 237)
HSLhsl(243, 77%, 69%)
HSVhsv(243, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.178 282.1)
LABlab(53.68% 26.98 -62.08)
LCHlch(53.68% 67.69 293.49)

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

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.5Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.07Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.99Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 12.36Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.42Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 13.09

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

#7973ED Channel Values

How #7973ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 77% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.83:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7973ED 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 text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #7973ED

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

Base
#7973ED
Complementary
#E7ED73
Analogous
#73AAED
Analogous
#B673ED
Triadic
#ED7973
Triadic
#73ED79
Split comp.
#EDB673
Split comp.
#AAED73

Tints & Shades of #7973ED

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

#8A85EF
#9C97F2
#ADA9F4
#C3C0F7
#D4D2F9
#E5E4FB

Shades

#524AE8
#271DE2
#2018B9
#191390
#120D68
#0A083B

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

How #7973ED 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#7973ED
Protanopia#7474ED
Protanomaly#7674ED
Deuteranopia#7575ED
Deuteranomaly#7774ED
Tritanopia#5B8B8B
Tritanomaly#6882BA
Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #7973ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7973ed: #7973ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7973ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7973ed': '#7973ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.451, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_7973ed">#7973ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#7973ED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7973ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7973ED?

#7973ED is a light blue — rgb(121, 115, 237) in RGB and hsl(243, 77%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.5.

What is the RGB value of #7973ED?

#7973ED is rgb(121, 115, 237) — red 121, green 115, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7973ED?

#7973ED converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7973ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7973ED scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7973ED 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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