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#7F7ADC Color

#7F7ADC is rgb(127, 122, 220) in RGB, hsl(243, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F7ADC
HEX#7F7ADC
RGBrgb(127, 122, 220)
HSLhsl(243, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(243, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.144 283.7)
LABlab(55.09% 20.67 -50.32)
LCHlch(55.09% 54.40 292.33)

What #7F7ADC 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 #7F7ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.05Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.06Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.31Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.88Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.09Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 15.75

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

#7F7ADC Channel Values

How #7F7ADC 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 122 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F7ADC 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F7ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F7ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F7ADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F7ADC
Complementary
#D7DC7A
Analogous
#7AA6DC
Analogous
#B07ADC
Triadic
#DC7F7A
Triadic
#7ADC7F
Split comp.
#DCB07A
Split comp.
#A6DC7A

Tints & Shades of #7F7ADC

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

#8E8AE0
#A29EE5
#B1AEEA
#C5C3EF
#D4D3F3
#E8E7F9

Shades

#5C56D2
#3C34C5
#312BA1
#26217D
#1B1859
#100E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F7ADC.

How #7F7ADC 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#7F7ADC
Protanopia#7B7BDC
Protanomaly#7D7BDC
Deuteranopia#7C7CDC
Deuteranomaly#7D7BDC
Tritanopia#6B8C8C
Tritanomaly#7385B2
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7F7ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f7adc: #7F7ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F7ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f7adc': '#7F7ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.478, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7f7adc">#7F7ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F7ADC"

More Blue Colors

#7F7ADC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F7ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F7ADC?

#7F7ADC is a light blue — rgb(127, 122, 220) in RGB and hsl(243, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #7F7ADC?

#7F7ADC is rgb(127, 122, 220) — red 127, green 122, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F7ADC?

#7F7ADC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F7ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F7ADC scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F7ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F7ADC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.06, which is visibly different.

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