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#7B7DFE Color

#7B7DFE is rgb(123, 125, 254) in RGB, hsl(239, 98%, 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 9.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7B7DFE
HEX#7B7DFE
RGBrgb(123, 125, 254)
HSLhsl(239, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(239, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.187 279.2)
LABlab(57.19% 26.00 -65.85)
LCHlch(57.19% 70.80 291.55)

What #7B7DFE 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 #7B7DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.83Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.31Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 13.11Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 13.27Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.95Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.98

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

#7B7DFE Channel Values

How #7B7DFE 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 123 · G 125 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 98% · 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 · 6.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7B7DFE 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 text6.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7B7DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7B7DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7B7DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7B7DFE
Complementary
#FEFC7C
Analogous
#7CBFFE
Analogous
#BB7CFE
Triadic
#FE7C7E
Triadic
#7EFE7C
Split comp.
#FEBB7C
Split comp.
#BFFE7C

Tints & Shades of #7B7DFE

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

#8B8DFE
#9FA1FE
#AEB0FE
#C2C3FE
#D2D2FF
#E6E6FF

Shades

#494CFD
#171BFD
#0206DE
#0205AC
#010379
#010247

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7B7DFE.

How #7B7DFE 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#7B7DFE
Protanopia#7D7DFE
Protanomaly#7C7DFE
Deuteranopia#7C7CFE
Deuteranomaly#7C7DFE
Tritanopia#589696
Tritanomaly#688DC8
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #7B7DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7b7dfe: #7B7DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7B7DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7b7dfe': '#7B7DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.490, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_7b7dfe">#7B7DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7B7DFE"

More Blue Colors

#7B7DFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7B7DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7B7DFE?

#7B7DFE is a light blue — rgb(123, 125, 254) in RGB and hsl(239, 98%, 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 9.83.

What is the RGB value of #7B7DFE?

#7B7DFE is rgb(123, 125, 254) — red 123, green 125, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7B7DFE?

#7B7DFE 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 #7B7DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7B7DFE scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7B7DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7B7DFE 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 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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