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#7F7DAA Color

#7F7DAA is rgb(127, 125, 170) in RGB, hsl(243, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F7DAA
HEX#7F7DAA
RGBrgb(127, 125, 170)
HSLhsl(243, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(243, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.068 286.2)
LABlab(53.88% 8.45 -23.82)
LCHlch(53.88% 25.28 289.53)

What #7F7DAA 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 #7F7DAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 7.79Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 10.06Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.92Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 12.55Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 13.27Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.73

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

#7F7DAA Channel Values

How #7F7DAA 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 125 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F7DAA 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F7DAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F7DAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F7DAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F7DAA
Complementary
#A8AA7D
Analogous
#7D92AA
Analogous
#967DAA
Triadic
#AA807D
Triadic
#7DAA80
Split comp.
#AA967D
Split comp.
#92AA7D

Tints & Shades of #7F7DAA

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

#9290B6
#A19FC1
#B3B2CD
#C5C4D9
#D8D7E5
#E7E6EF

Shades

#67659A
#595785
#48476C
#383653
#27263B
#191825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F7DAA.

How #7F7DAA 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#7F7DAA
Protanopia#7D7DAA
Protanomaly#7E7DAA
Deuteranopia#7E7EAA
Deuteranomaly#7E7DAA
Tritanopia#788484
Tritanomaly#7B8195
Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #7F7DAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f7daa: #7F7DAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F7DAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f7daa': '#7F7DAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.490, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7f7daa">#7F7DAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F7DAA"

More Blue Colors

#7F7DAA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F7DAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F7DAA?

#7F7DAA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(127, 125, 170) in RGB and hsl(243, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #7F7DAA?

#7F7DAA is rgb(127, 125, 170) — red 127, green 125, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F7DAA?

#7F7DAA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F7DAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F7DAA scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F7DAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F7DAA 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 17.39, which is visibly different.

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