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#7A99FF Color

#7A99FF is rgb(122, 153, 255) in RGB, hsl(226, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A99FF
HEX#7A99FF
RGBrgb(122, 153, 255)
HSLhsl(226, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(226, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.153 269.4)
LABlab(64.35% 10.56 -55.02)
LCHlch(64.35% 56.02 280.87)

What #7A99FF 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 #7A99FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.46Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 11.31United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.87Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 14.99Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 15.39Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 16.11

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

#7A99FF Channel Values

How #7A99FF 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 153 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A99FF 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A99FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A99FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A99FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A99FF
Complementary
#FFE07A
Analogous
#7ADCFF
Analogous
#9E7AFF
Triadic
#FF7A99
Triadic
#99FF7A
Split comp.
#FF9E7A
Split comp.
#DCFF7A

Tints & Shades of #7A99FF

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

#8AA5FF
#9EB5FF
#ADC0FF
#C2D0FF
#D1DCFF
#E5EBFF

Shades

#4772FF
#144BFF
#0034E0
#0028AD
#001D7A
#001147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A99FF.

How #7A99FF 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#7A99FF
Protanopia#9494FF
Protanomaly#8B96FF
Deuteranopia#9090FF
Deuteranomaly#8894FF
Tritanopia#5CAAAA
Tritanomaly#69A4D2
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #7A99FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a99ff: #7A99FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A99FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a99ff': '#7A99FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.600, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_7a99ff">#7A99FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A99FF"

More Blue Colors

#7A99FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7A99FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A99FF?

#7A99FF is a light blue — rgb(122, 153, 255) in RGB and hsl(226, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #7A99FF?

#7A99FF is rgb(122, 153, 255) — red 122, green 153, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A99FF?

#7A99FF converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 40%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A99FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7A99FF scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A99FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A99FF 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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