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#7D95CA Color

#7D95CA is rgb(125, 149, 202) in RGB, hsl(221, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D95CA
HEX#7D95CA
RGBrgb(125, 149, 202)
HSLhsl(221, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(221, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.084 265.4)
LABlab(61.38% 1.32 -30.44)
LCHlch(61.38% 30.47 272.47)

What #7D95CA 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 #7D95CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 5.12Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.24Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 8.48Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 8.69Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.8Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 9.14

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

#7D95CA Channel Values

How #7D95CA 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 149 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D95CA 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D95CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D95CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D95CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D95CA
Complementary
#CAB17D
Analogous
#7DBCCA
Analogous
#8B7DCA
Triadic
#CA7D95
Triadic
#95CA7D
Split comp.
#CA8B7D
Split comp.
#BCCA7D

Tints & Shades of #7D95CA

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

#8FA4D1
#A1B2D9
#B3C1E0
#C1CDE6
#D4DCED
#E6EAF5

Shades

#5C7BBC
#4665AA
#38528A
#2C416D
#1F2D4C
#131C2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D95CA.

How #7D95CA 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#7D95CA
Protanopia#9191CA
Protanomaly#8A93CA
Deuteranopia#8E8ECA
Deuteranomaly#8791CA
Tritanopia#729D9D
Tritanomaly#779AB1
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #7D95CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d95ca: #7D95CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D95CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d95ca': '#7D95CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.584, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7d95ca">#7D95CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D95CA"

More Blue Colors

#7D95CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D95CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D95CA?

#7D95CA is a light blue — rgb(125, 149, 202) in RGB and hsl(221, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #7D95CA?

#7D95CA is rgb(125, 149, 202) — red 125, green 149, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D95CA?

#7D95CA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D95CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D95CA scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D95CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D95CA 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 13.7, which is visibly different.

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