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#7D7ECA Color

#7D7ECA is rgb(125, 126, 202) in RGB, hsl(239, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D7ECA
HEX#7D7ECA
RGBrgb(125, 126, 202)
HSLhsl(239, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(239, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.114 282)
LABlab(55.18% 13.84 -40.07)
LCHlch(55.18% 42.39 289.06)

What #7D7ECA 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 #7D7ECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.48Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 10.38Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.75Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.98Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 14.95Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.48

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

#7D7ECA Channel Values

How #7D7ECA 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 126 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D7ECA 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D7ECA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D7ECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D7ECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D7ECA
Complementary
#CAC87D
Analogous
#7DA4CA
Analogous
#A27DCA
Triadic
#CA7D7E
Triadic
#7ECA7D
Split comp.
#CAA27D
Split comp.
#A4CA7D

Tints & Shades of #7D7ECA

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

#8F90D1
#A1A2D9
#B3B4E0
#C1C2E6
#D4D4ED
#E6E6F5

Shades

#5C5EBC
#4647AA
#383A8A
#2C2D6D
#1F204C
#13142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D7ECA.

How #7D7ECA 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#7D7ECA
Protanopia#7E7ECA
Protanomaly#7D7ECA
Deuteranopia#7E7ECA
Deuteranomaly#7D7ECA
Tritanopia#6E8B8B
Tritanomaly#7486A8
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7D7ECA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d7eca: #7D7ECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D7ECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d7eca': '#7D7ECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.494, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7d7eca">#7D7ECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D7ECA"

More Blue Colors

#7D7ECA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D7ECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D7ECA?

#7D7ECA is a light blue — rgb(125, 126, 202) in RGB and hsl(239, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #7D7ECA?

#7D7ECA is rgb(125, 126, 202) — red 125, green 126, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D7ECA?

#7D7ECA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D7ECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D7ECA scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D7ECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D7ECA 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 15.99, which is visibly different.

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