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#7F72EE Color

#7F72EE is rgb(127, 114, 238) in RGB, hsl(246, 78%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 52%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F72EE
HEX#7F72EE
RGBrgb(127, 114, 238)
HSLhsl(246, 78%, 69%)
HSVhsv(246, 52%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 52%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.18 284.7)
LABlab(53.99% 29.28 -62.11)
LCHlch(53.99% 68.66 295.24)

What #7F72EE 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 #7F72EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.87Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.02Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.74Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 13.75Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 14.3Iris#5A4FCFΔE 14.37

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

#7F72EE Channel Values

How #7F72EE 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 127 · G 114 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 78% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 52% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F72EE 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F72EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F72EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F72EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F72EE
Complementary
#E1EE72
Analogous
#72A4EE
Analogous
#BC72EE
Triadic
#EE7F72
Triadic
#72EE7F
Split comp.
#EEBC72
Split comp.
#A4EE72

Tints & Shades of #7F72EE

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

#8F84F0
#A097F2
#B0A9F4
#C5BFF7
#D6D2F9
#E6E4FC

Shades

#5949E9
#301CE3
#2717BA
#1F1291
#160D68
#0C073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F72EE.

How #7F72EE 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#7F72EE
Protanopia#7474EE
Protanomaly#7973EE
Deuteranopia#7676EE
Deuteranomaly#7A75EE
Tritanopia#638A8A
Tritanomaly#6F81BB
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #7F72EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f72ee: #7F72EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F72EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f72ee': '#7F72EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.447, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_7f72ee">#7F72EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F72EE"

More Blue Colors

#7F72EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F72EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F72EE?

#7F72EE is a light blue — rgb(127, 114, 238) in RGB and hsl(246, 78%, 69%) 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #7F72EE?

#7F72EE is rgb(127, 114, 238) — red 127, green 114, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F72EE?

#7F72EE converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 52%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F72EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F72EE scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F72EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F72EE 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 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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