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#7A77CA Color

#7A77CA is rgb(122, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(242, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A77CA
HEX#7A77CA
RGBrgb(122, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(242, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(242, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.124 283.7)
LABlab(53.10% 16.86 -43.34)
LCHlch(53.10% 46.51 291.26)

What #7A77CA 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 #7A77CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 5.47Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.63Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.32Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 15.62Han Blue#446CCFΔE 15.73Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 16.17

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

#7A77CA Channel Values

How #7A77CA 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 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A77CA 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A77CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A77CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A77CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A77CA
Complementary
#C7CA77
Analogous
#779ECA
Analogous
#A377CA
Triadic
#CA7A77
Triadic
#77CA7A
Split comp.
#CAA377
Split comp.
#9ECA77

Tints & Shades of #7A77CA

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

#8C89D1
#9E9CD8
#B0AEE0
#C2C1E7
#D4D3EE
#E6E5F5

Shades

#5D5ABF
#4542A9
#39368C
#2C296A
#201E4D
#12112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A77CA.

How #7A77CA 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#7A77CA
Protanopia#7878CA
Protanomaly#7977CA
Deuteranopia#7878CA
Deuteranomaly#7978CA
Tritanopia#6A8585
Tritanomaly#7080A5
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #7A77CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a77ca: #7A77CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A77CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a77ca': '#7A77CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7a77ca">#7A77CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A77CA"

More Blue Colors

#7A77CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A77CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A77CA?

#7A77CA is a light blue — rgb(122, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(242, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #7A77CA?

#7A77CA is rgb(122, 119, 202) — red 122, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A77CA?

#7A77CA converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A77CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A77CA scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A77CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A77CA 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 16.59, which is visibly different.

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