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#7D7BFE Color

#7D7BFE is rgb(125, 123, 254) in RGB, hsl(241, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 52%, 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 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D7BFE
HEX#7D7BFE
RGBrgb(125, 123, 254)
HSLhsl(241, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(241, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.189 280.4)
LABlab(56.85% 27.59 -66.38)
LCHlch(56.85% 71.89 292.57)

What #7D7BFE 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 #7D7BFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.37Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.99Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 13.65Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14.05Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 14.49Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.62

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

#7D7BFE Channel Values

How #7D7BFE 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 123 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D7BFE 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D7BFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D7BFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D7BFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D7BFE
Complementary
#FCFE7C
Analogous
#7CBBFE
Analogous
#BF7CFE
Triadic
#FE7E7C
Triadic
#7CFE7E
Split comp.
#FEBF7C
Split comp.
#BBFE7C

Tints & Shades of #7D7BFE

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

#8D8BFE
#A19FFE
#B0AEFE
#C3C2FE
#D2D2FF
#E6E6FF

Shades

#4C49FD
#1B17FD
#0602DE
#0502AC
#030179
#020147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D7BFE.

How #7D7BFE 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#7D7BFE
Protanopia#7B7BFE
Protanomaly#7C7BFE
Deuteranopia#7C7CFE
Deuteranomaly#7C7BFE
Tritanopia#5B9494
Tritanomaly#6A8BC8
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D7BFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d7bfe: #7D7BFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D7BFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d7bfe': '#7D7BFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.482, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_7d7bfe">#7D7BFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D7BFE"

More Blue Colors

#7D7BFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D7BFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D7BFE?

#7D7BFE is a light blue — rgb(125, 123, 254) in RGB and hsl(241, 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 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #7D7BFE?

#7D7BFE is rgb(125, 123, 254) — red 125, green 123, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D7BFE?

#7D7BFE converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D7BFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D7BFE scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D7BFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D7BFE 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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