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#7F7DCA Color

#7F7DCA is rgb(127, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(242, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F7DCA
HEX#7F7DCA
RGBrgb(127, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(242, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(242, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.115 283.7)
LABlab(55.08% 15.00 -40.21)
LCHlch(55.08% 42.91 290.46)

What #7F7DCA 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 #7F7DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.48Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.55Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.28Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.68Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.09Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.45

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

#7F7DCA Channel Values

How #7F7DCA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F7DCA 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F7DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F7DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F7DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F7DCA
Complementary
#C7CA7D
Analogous
#7DA1CA
Analogous
#A67DCA
Triadic
#CA7F7D
Triadic
#7DCA7F
Split comp.
#CAA67D
Split comp.
#A1CA7D

Tints & Shades of #7F7DCA

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

#918FD1
#A3A1D9
#B4B3E0
#C3C1E6
#D4D4ED
#E6E6F5

Shades

#5F5CBC
#4946AA
#3B388A
#2F2C6D
#211F4C
#14132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F7DCA.

How #7F7DCA 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#7F7DCA
Protanopia#7D7DCA
Protanomaly#7E7DCA
Deuteranopia#7E7ECA
Deuteranomaly#7E7DCA
Tritanopia#708A8A
Tritanomaly#7685A7
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #7F7DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f7dca: #7F7DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F7DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f7dca': '#7F7DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7f7dca">#7F7DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F7DCA"

More Blue Colors

#7F7DCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7F7DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F7DCA?

#7F7DCA is a light blue — rgb(127, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(242, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #7F7DCA?

#7F7DCA is rgb(127, 125, 202) — red 127, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F7DCA?

#7F7DCA converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F7DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F7DCA scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F7DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F7DCA 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 16.75, which is visibly different.

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