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#7D62DF Color

#7D62DF is rgb(125, 98, 223) in RGB, hsl(253, 66%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 56%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D62DF
HEX#7D62DF
RGBrgb(125, 98, 223)
HSLhsl(253, 66%, 63%)
HSVhsv(253, 56%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 56%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.183 289.5)
LABlab(49.24% 34.18 -61.33)
LCHlch(49.24% 70.22 299.13)

What #7D62DF 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 #7D62DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.55Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.02Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.98Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.16Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 12.19Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.28

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

#7D62DF Channel Values

How #7D62DF 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 125 · G 98 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 66% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 56% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D62DF 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 text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D62DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D62DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D62DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D62DF
Complementary
#C4DF62
Analogous
#6286DF
Analogous
#BC62DF
Triadic
#DF7D62
Triadic
#62DF7D
Split comp.
#DFBC62
Split comp.
#86DF62

Tints & Shades of #7D62DF

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

#8F78E3
#A08DE8
#B2A2EC
#C3B7F0
#D5CCF5
#E6E1F9

Shades

#6141D8
#4928C3
#3D21A1
#2E197B
#221259
#130A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D62DF.

How #7D62DF 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#7D62DF
Protanopia#6767DF
Protanomaly#7165DF
Deuteranopia#6C6CDF
Deuteranomaly#7368DF
Tritanopia#647B7B
Tritanomaly#6F72AC
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D62DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d62df: #7D62DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D62DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d62df': '#7D62DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.384, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_7d62df">#7D62DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D62DF"

More Blue Colors

#7D62DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D62DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D62DF?

#7D62DF is a light blue — rgb(125, 98, 223) in RGB and hsl(253, 66%, 63%) 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 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #7D62DF?

#7D62DF is rgb(125, 98, 223) — red 125, green 98, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D62DF?

#7D62DF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 56%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D62DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D62DF scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D62DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D62DF 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 5.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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