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#7A91DC Color

#7A91DC is rgb(122, 145, 220) in RGB, hsl(226, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A91DC
HEX#7A91DC
RGBrgb(122, 145, 220)
HSLhsl(226, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(226, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.115 270.1)
LABlab(60.75% 6.58 -41.45)
LCHlch(60.75% 41.97 279.02)

What #7A91DC 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 #7A91DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.23Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.44Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.7Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 11.79Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 13.14Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 13.91

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

#7A91DC Channel Values

How #7A91DC 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 145 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A91DC 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A91DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A91DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A91DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A91DC
Complementary
#DCC57A
Analogous
#7AC2DC
Analogous
#947ADC
Triadic
#DC7A91
Triadic
#91DC7A
Split comp.
#DC947A
Split comp.
#C2DC7A

Tints & Shades of #7A91DC

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

#8A9EE0
#9EAFE5
#AEBCEA
#C3CDEF
#D3DAF3
#E7EBF9

Shades

#5673D2
#3456C5
#2B46A1
#21377D
#182759
#0E1734

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A91DC.

How #7A91DC 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#7A91DC
Protanopia#8D8DDC
Protanomaly#868FDC
Deuteranopia#8A8ADC
Deuteranomaly#848DDC
Tritanopia#689D9D
Tritanomaly#7098BA
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A91DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a91dc: #7A91DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A91DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a91dc': '#7A91DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.569, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7a91dc">#7A91DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A91DC"

More Blue Colors

#7A91DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A91DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A91DC?

#7A91DC is a light blue — rgb(122, 145, 220) in RGB and hsl(226, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #7A91DC?

#7A91DC is rgb(122, 145, 220) — red 122, green 145, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A91DC?

#7A91DC converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A91DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A91DC scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A91DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A91DC 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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