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#7992E2 Color

#7992E2 is rgb(121, 146, 226) in RGB, hsl(226, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7992E2
HEX#7992E2
RGBrgb(121, 146, 226)
HSLhsl(226, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(226, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.122 269.7)
LABlab(61.19% 7.15 -44.08)
LCHlch(61.19% 44.66 279.21)

What #7992E2 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 #7992E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.35United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.99Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.56Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 12.84Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 14.74Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 14.74

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

#7992E2 Channel Values

How #7992E2 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 146 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7992E2 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7992E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7992E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7992E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7992E2
Complementary
#E2C979
Analogous
#79C6E2
Analogous
#9579E2
Triadic
#E27992
Triadic
#92E279
Split comp.
#E29579
Split comp.
#C6E279

Tints & Shades of #7992E2

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

#8A9FE5
#9FB0EA
#B0BEEE
#C0CCF1
#D1D9F5
#E6EAF9

Shades

#5473D9
#2E54D1
#2645AB
#1C3482
#14255C
#0C1636

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7992E2.

How #7992E2 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#7992E2
Protanopia#8E8EE2
Protanomaly#8690E2
Deuteranopia#8A8AE2
Deuteranomaly#848DE2
Tritanopia#659F9F
Tritanomaly#6E9ABE
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7992E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7992e2: #7992E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7992E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7992e2': '#7992E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.573, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7992e2">#7992E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7992E2"

More Blue Colors

#7992E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7992E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7992E2?

#7992E2 is a light blue — rgb(121, 146, 226) in RGB and hsl(226, 64%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #7992E2?

#7992E2 is rgb(121, 146, 226) — red 121, green 146, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7992E2?

#7992E2 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7992E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7992E2 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7992E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7992E2 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 7.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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