Vista Blue (#7C9ED9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.71:1 — vs black: 7.75:1

Color values

  • HEX #7C9ED9
  • RGB rgb(124, 158, 217)
  • HSL hsl(218, 42%, 85%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 42.86, 27.19, 0, 14.9 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #7C9ED9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#D9B77C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#7CCCD9
#887CD9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#D97C9E
#9ED97C
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#D9887C
#CCD97C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#D97CCC
#D9B77C
#7CD988
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Vista Blue
#7C9ED9 Base
#2A5092
#4172C8
#5C87D0
#9CB5E2
#B7CAEA
#EBF0F9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Vista Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060B14
#142645
#224176
#305CA7
#4B7ACB
Vista Blue #7C9ED9 Base
#92AEDF
#A9BFE6
#BFCFEC
#D5E0F3
#EBF0F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #7C9ED9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #7C9ED9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #7C9ED9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #7C9ED9;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #7C9ED9,
        #E9DDC9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #7C9ED9,
        #E9DDC9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vista-blue: #7C9ED9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vista-blue-r: 124;
$vista-blue-g: 158;
$vista-blue-b: 217;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $vista-blue;
    color: rgba($vista-blue-r, $vista-blue-g, $vista-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Vista Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #7C9ED9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9595D9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9B9BD9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #6EA7A7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9D9D9D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Vista Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vista Blue #7C9ED9 Base
Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB ΔE 2.71
Little Boy Blue #6CA0DC ΔE 3.85
Light Cobalt Blue #88ACE0 ΔE 4.04
Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 4.40

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.