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#7D79FC Color

#7D79FC is rgb(125, 121, 252) in RGB, hsl(242, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 52%, 0%, 1%) 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 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D79FC
HEX#7D79FC
RGBrgb(125, 121, 252)
HSLhsl(242, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(242, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 52%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.189 281)
LABlab(56.26% 28.22 -66.23)
LCHlch(56.26% 71.99 293.08)

What #7D79FC 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 #7D79FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.51Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.03Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 13.69Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 13.97Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14.09Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.32

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

#7D79FC Channel Values

How #7D79FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D79FC 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D79FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D79FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D79FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D79FC
Complementary
#F8FC78
Analogous
#78B6FC
Analogous
#BF78FC
Triadic
#FC7C78
Triadic
#78FC7C
Split comp.
#FCBF78
Split comp.
#B6FC78

Tints & Shades of #7D79FC

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

#908CFD
#9E9BFD
#B2AFFD
#C0BEFE
#D3D2FE
#E2E1FE

Shades

#4C46FB
#1C14FA
#0B04D7
#0903AA
#060278
#040146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D79FC.

How #7D79FC 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#7D79FC
Protanopia#7A7AFC
Protanomaly#7B79FC
Deuteranopia#7A7AFC
Deuteranomaly#7B7AFC
Tritanopia#5B9393
Tritanomaly#6A89C6
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D79FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d79fc: #7D79FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D79FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d79fc': '#7D79FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.475, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_7d79fc">#7D79FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D79FC"

More Blue Colors

#7D79FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D79FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D79FC?

#7D79FC is a light blue — rgb(125, 121, 252) in RGB and hsl(242, 96%, 73%) 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 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #7D79FC?

#7D79FC is rgb(125, 121, 252) — red 125, green 121, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D79FC?

#7D79FC converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 52%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D79FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D79FC scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D79FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D79FC 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 7.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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