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#7A7DDC Color

#7A7DDC is rgb(122, 125, 220) in RGB, hsl(238, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 43%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A7DDC
HEX#7A7DDC
RGBrgb(122, 125, 220)
HSLhsl(238, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(238, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 43%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.141 280.2)
LABlab(55.45% 17.60 -49.77)
LCHlch(55.45% 52.79 289.48)

What #7A7DDC 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 #7A7DDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.61Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.01Han Blue#446CCFΔE 12.78Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.14Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.16Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 15.53

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

#7A7DDC Channel Values

How #7A7DDC 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 125 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A7DDC 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A7DDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A7DDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A7DDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A7DDC
Complementary
#DCD87A
Analogous
#7AAEDC
Analogous
#A87ADC
Triadic
#DC7A7D
Triadic
#7DDC7A
Split comp.
#DCA87A
Split comp.
#AEDC7A

Tints & Shades of #7A7DDC

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

#8A8DE0
#9EA1E5
#AEB0EA
#C3C4EF
#D3D4F3
#E7E7F9

Shades

#565AD2
#3439C5
#2B2FA1
#21247D
#181A59
#0E0F34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A7DDC.

How #7A7DDC 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#7A7DDC
Protanopia#7C7CDC
Protanomaly#7C7DDC
Deuteranopia#7C7CDC
Deuteranomaly#7B7CDC
Tritanopia#658E8E
Tritanomaly#6E87B2
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A7DDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a7ddc: #7A7DDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A7DDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a7ddc': '#7A7DDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.490, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7a7ddc">#7A7DDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A7DDC"

More Blue Colors

#7A7DDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A7DDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A7DDC?

#7A7DDC is a light blue — rgb(122, 125, 220) in RGB and hsl(238, 58%, 67%) 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 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #7A7DDC?

#7A7DDC is rgb(122, 125, 220) — red 122, green 125, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A7DDC?

#7A7DDC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 43%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A7DDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A7DDC scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A7DDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A7DDC 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 14.16, which is visibly different.

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