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#7E93DD Color

#7E93DD is rgb(126, 147, 221) in RGB, hsl(227, 58%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 33%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), visibly different at ΔE 10.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E93DD
HEX#7E93DD
RGBrgb(126, 147, 221)
HSLhsl(227, 58%, 68%)
HSVhsv(227, 43%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 33%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.112 271.1)
LABlab(61.60% 6.84 -40.65)
LCHlch(61.60% 41.22 279.55)

What #7E93DD 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 #7E93DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#7E93DD Channel Values

How #7E93DD 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 126 · G 147 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 58% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 43% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E93DD 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E93DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E93DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7E93DD

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.

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How #7E93DD 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#7E93DD
Protanopia#9090DD
Protanomaly#8991DD
Deuteranopia#8C8CDD
Deuteranomaly#878FDD
Tritanopia#6D9F9F
Tritanomaly#749ABB
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #7E93DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e93dd: #7E93DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E93DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e93dd': '#7E93DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.576, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_7e93dd">#7E93DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E93DD"

More Blue Colors

#7E93DD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7E93DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E93DD?

#7E93DD is a light blue — rgb(126, 147, 221) in RGB and hsl(227, 58%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.1.

What is the RGB value of #7E93DD?

#7E93DD is rgb(126, 147, 221) — red 126, green 147, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E93DD?

#7E93DD converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 33%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E93DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E93DD scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E93DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E93DD 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 10.27, which is visibly different.

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