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#7A76EF Color

#7A76EF is rgb(122, 118, 239) in RGB, hsl(242, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 6%) 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 9.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A76EF
HEX#7A76EF
RGBrgb(122, 118, 239)
HSLhsl(242, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(242, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.177 281.5)
LABlab(54.61% 26.03 -61.71)
LCHlch(54.61% 66.97 292.87)

What #7A76EF 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 #7A76EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.74Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.08Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 12.2Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 12.38Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.46Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 13.26

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

#7A76EF Channel Values

How #7A76EF 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 118 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A76EF 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A76EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A76EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A76EF
Complementary
#EBEF76
Analogous
#76AEEF
Analogous
#B776EF
Triadic
#EF7A76
Triadic
#76EF7A
Split comp.
#EFB776
Split comp.
#AEEF76

Tints & Shades of #7A76EF

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

#8C88F1
#9E9BF3
#AFADF5
#C1BFF8
#D3D1FA
#E4E4FC

Shades

#524DEA
#261FE5
#1C16C0
#151192
#0F0C69
#09073B

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How #7A76EF 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#7A76EF
Protanopia#7777EF
Protanomaly#7876EF
Deuteranopia#7777EF
Deuteranomaly#7877EF
Tritanopia#5C8D8D
Tritanomaly#6985BC
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7A76EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a76ef: #7A76EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A76EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a76ef': '#7A76EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.463, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_7a76ef">#7A76EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A76EF"

More Blue Colors

#7A76EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7A76EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A76EF?

#7A76EF is a light blue — rgb(122, 118, 239) in RGB and hsl(242, 79%, 70%) 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 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #7A76EF?

#7A76EF is rgb(122, 118, 239) — red 122, green 118, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A76EF?

#7A76EF converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A76EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A76EF scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A76EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A76EF 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 9.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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