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#7F97FF closest to Perrywinkle

#7F97FF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Perrywinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(127, 151, 255)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #7F97FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.77:1.

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Variations of #7F97FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#7F97FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#7F97FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7F97FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6098FD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6DA3FF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #719FFF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6098FD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6C99FE
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #48ADBF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #70A1E4
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #969CBC

#7F97FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.70:1 Very poor#7F97FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.77:1 Very good#7F97FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7F97FF in CSS

/* Perrywinkle */
.color { color: #7F97FF; }
.background { background-color: #7F97FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7F97FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(127 151 255);
color: hsl(229 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.704 0.154 272.1);

#7F97FF FAQ

What color is #7F97FF?

#7F97FF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7F97FF?

#7F97FF is rgb(127, 151, 255) in RGB, hsl(229, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7F97FF?

The complementary color of #7F97FF is #FFE77F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7F97FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #7F97FF: 7.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7F97FF a warm or cool color?

#7F97FF is a cool color.