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#7F80DC Color

#7F80DC is rgb(127, 128, 220) in RGB, hsl(239, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 42%, 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 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F80DC
HEX#7F80DC
RGBrgb(127, 128, 220)
HSLhsl(239, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(239, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.136 281.4)
LABlab(56.62% 17.32 -47.90)
LCHlch(56.62% 50.93 289.88)

What #7F80DC 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 #7F80DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.08Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.47Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.83Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.51Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.8Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 15.18

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

#7F80DC Channel Values

How #7F80DC 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 128 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F80DC 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F80DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F80DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F80DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F80DC
Complementary
#DCDA7F
Analogous
#7FAFDC
Analogous
#AC7FDC
Triadic
#DC7F80
Triadic
#80DC7F
Split comp.
#DCAC7F
Split comp.
#AFDC7F

Tints & Shades of #7F80DC

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

#8F90E0
#A3A4E6
#B3B4EA
#C3C4EF
#D3D3F3
#E7E7F8

Shades

#5B5DD2
#3739C8
#2D2FA4
#22237C
#181958
#0E0F34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F80DC.

How #7F80DC 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#7F80DC
Protanopia#8080DC
Protanomaly#7F80DC
Deuteranopia#8080DC
Deuteranomaly#7F80DC
Tritanopia#6C9090
Tritanomaly#748AB4
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7F80DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f80dc: #7F80DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F80DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f80dc': '#7F80DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.502, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7f80dc">#7F80DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F80DC"

More Blue Colors

#7F80DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F80DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F80DC?

#7F80DC is a light blue — rgb(127, 128, 220) in RGB and hsl(239, 57%, 68%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #7F80DC?

#7F80DC is rgb(127, 128, 220) — red 127, green 128, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F80DC?

#7F80DC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F80DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F80DC scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F80DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F80DC 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 14.8, which is visibly different.

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