Vista Blue (#7C9ED9)

The hex code for Vista Blue is #7C9ED9. It is rgb(124, 158, 217) in RGB, hsl(218, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7C9ED9

HEX#7C9ED9

RGBrgb(124, 158, 217)

HSLhsl(218, 55%, 67%)

HSVhsv(218, 43%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.095 261.1)

LABlab(64.32% -0.47 -34.24)

LCHlch(64.32% 34.24 269.21)

Colors Closest to Vista Blue

Vista Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 5.11 Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 6.51 Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 7.38 Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 10.55 Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 10.58 Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 11.24

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#7C9ED9 Channel Values

How Vista Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 124 · G 158 · B 217	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 218° · S 55% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 218° · S 43% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.71:1 vs white · 7.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Vista Blue 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.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Vista Blue

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

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Vista Blue

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.

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Shades

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How Vista Blue 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#7C9ED9

Protanopia#9999D9

Protanomaly#8E9BD9

Deuteranopia#9494DA

Deuteranomaly#8B98D9

Tritanopia#6EA7A7

Tritanomaly#74A3BD

Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #7C9ED9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--vista-blue: #7C9ED9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7C9ED9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'vista-blue': '#7C9ED9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.620, blue: 0.851)

Android XML<color name="vista_blue">#7C9ED9</color>

SVG fillfill="#7C9ED9"

More Blue Colors

Vista Blue sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7cb9e8 7c86ff 8073d4 7ba4ef 80bfff 7b7be5 8391a0 7b68ee 8585ff 7abdff 85b4ff 7979e2 99ccff bcd4e6 dbeafe f8fafc 0014a8 0073e6 0e1b25 1974d2 273be2 36454f 4b9cd3 6161ff

#7C9ED9 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Vista Blue?

The hex code for Vista Blue is #7C9ED9. That is rgb(124, 158, 217) in RGB, hsl(218, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #7C9ED9?

#7C9ED9 is rgb(124, 158, 217) — red 124, green 158, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7C9ED9?

#7C9ED9 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7C9ED9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7C9ED9 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7C9ED9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7C9ED9 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.71, which is visibly different.

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