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#7A7DFF Color

#7A7DFF is rgb(122, 125, 255) in RGB, hsl(239, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 51%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A7DFF
HEX#7A7DFF
RGBrgb(122, 125, 255)
HSLhsl(239, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(239, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.189 278.8)
LABlab(57.17% 26.01 -66.44)
LCHlch(57.17% 71.35 291.38)

What #7A7DFF 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 #7A7DFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.79Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.8Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 12.93Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.24Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.53Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 15.2

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

#7A7DFF Channel Values

How #7A7DFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A7DFF 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A7DFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A7DFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A7DFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A7DFF
Complementary
#FFFD7A
Analogous
#7ABFFF
Analogous
#BA7AFF
Triadic
#FF7A7D
Triadic
#7DFF7A
Split comp.
#FFBA7A
Split comp.
#BFFF7A

Tints & Shades of #7A7DFF

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

#8A8CFF
#9EA0FF
#ADAFFF
#C2C3FF
#D1D2FF
#E5E6FF

Shades

#474AFF
#1418FF
#0004E0
#0003AD
#00027A
#000147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A7DFF.

How #7A7DFF 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#7A7DFF
Protanopia#7C7CFF
Protanomaly#7C7DFF
Deuteranopia#7C7CFF
Deuteranomaly#7B7CFF
Tritanopia#569696
Tritanomaly#668DC9
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #7A7DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a7dff: #7A7DFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A7DFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a7dff': '#7A7DFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.490, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_7a7dff">#7A7DFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A7DFF"

More Blue Colors

#7A7DFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7A7DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A7DFF?

#7A7DFF is a light blue — rgb(122, 125, 255) in RGB and hsl(239, 100%, 74%) 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 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #7A7DFF?

#7A7DFF is rgb(122, 125, 255) — red 122, green 125, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A7DFF?

#7A7DFF converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A7DFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A7DFF scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A7DFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A7DFF 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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