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#7A73FC Color

#7A73FC is rgb(122, 115, 252) in RGB, hsl(243, 96%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 54%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A73FC
HEX#7A73FC
RGBrgb(122, 115, 252)
HSLhsl(243, 96%, 72%)
HSVhsv(243, 54%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 54%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.198 281.4)
LABlab(54.58% 30.85 -68.95)
LCHlch(54.58% 75.54 294.11)

What #7A73FC 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 #7A73FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.08Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 9.53Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.63Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 12.13Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 13.78Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 14.25

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

#7A73FC Channel Values

How #7A73FC 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 122 · G 115 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 96% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 54% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A73FC 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A73FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A73FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A73FC
Complementary
#F5FC73
Analogous
#73B1FC
Analogous
#BE73FC
Triadic
#FC7A73
Triadic
#73FC7A
Split comp.
#FCBE73
Split comp.
#B1FC73

Tints & Shades of #7A73FC

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

#8D87FD
#9B96FD
#AEAAFD
#C1BEFE
#D4D2FE
#E2E1FE

Shades

#4A41FB
#2014FA
#0F04D7
#0B03A5
#080273
#050146

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How #7A73FC 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#7A73FC
Protanopia#7474FC
Protanomaly#7774FC
Deuteranopia#7575FC
Deuteranomaly#7774FC
Tritanopia#568E8E
Tritanomaly#6684C4
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7A73FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a73fc: #7A73FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A73FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a73fc': '#7A73FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.451, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_7a73fc">#7A73FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A73FC"

More Blue Colors

#7A73FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7A73FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A73FC?

#7A73FC is a light blue — rgb(122, 115, 252) in RGB and hsl(243, 96%, 72%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #7A73FC?

#7A73FC is rgb(122, 115, 252) — red 122, green 115, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A73FC?

#7A73FC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 54%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A73FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A73FC scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A73FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A73FC 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 5.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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