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#0726ED Color

#0726ED is rgb(7, 38, 237) in RGB, hsl(232, 94%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 84%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0726ED
HEX#0726ED
RGBrgb(7, 38, 237)
HSLhsl(232, 94%, 48%)
HSVhsv(232, 97%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 84%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.281 264.7)
LABlab(30.81% 54.33 -99.81)
LCHlch(30.81% 113.64 298.56)

What #0726ED 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 #0726ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 8.97Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 10.11Han Purple#5218FAΔE 12.19Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 17.31Ultramarine#3F00FFΔE 17.32Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 17.66

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

#0726ED Channel Values

How #0726ED 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 7 · G 38 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 94% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 97% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.37:1 vs white · 2.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0726ED 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.

TextWhite text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0726ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0726ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0726ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0726ED
Complementary
#EDCF07
Analogous
#0799ED
Analogous
#5C07ED
Triadic
#ED0726
Triadic
#26ED07
Split comp.
#ED5C07
Split comp.
#99ED07

Tints & Shades of #0726ED

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

#203DF8
#435BF9
#6679FA
#8D9CFB
#B0BAFD
#D2D8FE

Shades

#0621D0
#051CAD
#04178F
#041272
#030D54
#020831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0726ED.

How #0726ED 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#0726ED
Protanopia#2323ED
Protanomaly#1B24ED
Deuteranopia#1F1FED
Deuteranomaly#1822ED
Tritanopia#006363
Tritanomaly#0051AC
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0726ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0726ed: #0726ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0726ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0726ed': '#0726ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.149, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_0726ed">#0726ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#0726ED"

More Blue Colors

#0726ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0726ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0726ED?

#0726ED is a mid-tone blue — rgb(7, 38, 237) in RGB and hsl(232, 94%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache) (#2111EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #0726ED?

#0726ED is rgb(7, 38, 237) — red 7, green 38, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0726ED?

#0726ED converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 84%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0726ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0726ED scores 8.37:1 against white and 2.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0726ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0726ED 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.11, which is visibly different.

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