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#7F82DC Color

#7F82DC is rgb(127, 130, 220) in RGB, hsl(238, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 41%, 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 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7F82DC
HEX#7F82DC
RGBrgb(127, 130, 220)
HSLhsl(238, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(238, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 41%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.133 280.5)
LABlab(57.14% 16.21 -47.08)
LCHlch(57.14% 49.80 289.00)

What #7F82DC 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 #7F82DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.8Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.87Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 14.13Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.94United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 15.86

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

#7F82DC Channel Values

How #7F82DC 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 130 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7F82DC 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7F82DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7F82DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7F82DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7F82DC
Complementary
#DCD97F
Analogous
#7FB1DC
Analogous
#AA7FDC
Triadic
#DC7F82
Triadic
#82DC7F
Split comp.
#DCAA7F
Split comp.
#B1DC7F

Tints & Shades of #7F82DC

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

#8F92E0
#A3A5E6
#B3B5EA
#C3C4EF
#D3D4F3
#E7E8F8

Shades

#5B5FD2
#373CC8
#2D31A4
#22257C
#181A58
#0E1034

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7F82DC.

How #7F82DC 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#7F82DC
Protanopia#8181DC
Protanomaly#8182DC
Deuteranopia#8181DC
Deuteranomaly#8081DC
Tritanopia#6C9292
Tritanomaly#748CB4
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #7F82DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7f82dc: #7F82DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7F82DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7f82dc': '#7F82DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.510, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7f82dc">#7F82DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7F82DC"

More Blue Colors

#7F82DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7F82DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7F82DC?

#7F82DC is a light blue — rgb(127, 130, 220) in RGB and hsl(238, 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 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #7F82DC?

#7F82DC is rgb(127, 130, 220) — red 127, green 130, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7F82DC?

#7F82DC converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 41%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7F82DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7F82DC scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7F82DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7F82DC 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 14.13, which is visibly different.

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