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#7D79B4 Color

#7D79B4 is rgb(125, 121, 180) in RGB, hsl(244, 28%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D79B4
HEX#7D79B4
RGBrgb(125, 121, 180)
HSLhsl(244, 28%, 59%)
HSVhsv(244, 33%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.089 286.5)
LABlab(52.99% 11.98 -30.94)
LCHlch(52.99% 33.18 291.16)

What #7D79B4 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 #7D79B4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.95Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.86Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.93Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.19

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

#7D79B4 Channel Values

How #7D79B4 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 121 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 28% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 33% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D79B4 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D79B4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D79B4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D79B4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D79B4
Complementary
#B0B479
Analogous
#7993B4
Analogous
#9A79B4
Triadic
#B47D79
Triadic
#79B47D
Split comp.
#B49A79
Split comp.
#93B479

Tints & Shades of #7D79B4

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

#908DBF
#A09DC8
#B3B1D3
#C3C1DC
#D6D5E7
#E6E5F0

Shades

#645FA5
#534F8C
#444072
#36335B
#272541
#171627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D79B4.

How #7D79B4 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#7D79B4
Protanopia#7A7AB4
Protanomaly#7B79B4
Deuteranopia#7A7AB4
Deuteranomaly#7B7AB4
Tritanopia#738282
Tritanomaly#777F99
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #7D79B4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d79b4: #7D79B4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D79B4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d79b4': '#7D79B4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.475, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_7d79b4">#7D79B4</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D79B4"

More Blue Colors

#7D79B4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D79B4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D79B4?

#7D79B4 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(125, 121, 180) in RGB and hsl(244, 28%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.95.

What is the RGB value of #7D79B4?

#7D79B4 is rgb(125, 121, 180) — red 125, green 121, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D79B4?

#7D79B4 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D79B4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D79B4 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D79B4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D79B4 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 20.45, which is visibly different.

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