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#726EDD Color

#726EDD is rgb(114, 110, 221) in RGB, hsl(242, 62%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 50%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#726EDD
HEX#726EDD
RGBrgb(114, 110, 221)
HSLhsl(242, 62%, 65%)
HSVhsv(242, 50%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 50%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.164 281.8)
LABlab(51.04% 24.17 -57.39)
LCHlch(51.04% 62.27 292.84)

What #726EDD 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 #726EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.58Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.26Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.68Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.5Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 12.03Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.27

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

#726EDD Channel Values

How #726EDD 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 114 · G 110 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 62% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 50% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #726EDD 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #726EDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #726EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #726EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#726EDD
Complementary
#D9DD6E
Analogous
#6EA2DD
Analogous
#A96EDD
Triadic
#DD726E
Triadic
#6EDD72
Split comp.
#DDA96E
Split comp.
#A2DD6E

Tints & Shades of #726EDD

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

#8683E2
#9694E6
#AAA8EB
#BFBDEF
#D3D2F4
#E3E2F8

Shades

#4E49D4
#342FC6
#2A26A1
#201D7C
#171457
#0E0D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #726EDD.

How #726EDD 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#726EDD
Protanopia#6F6FDD
Protanomaly#706EDD
Deuteranopia#6F6FDD
Deuteranomaly#706FDD
Tritanopia#578383
Tritanomaly#637BAE
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #726EDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-726edd: #726EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #726EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-726edd': '#726EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.431, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_726edd">#726EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#726EDD"

More Blue Colors

#726EDD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#726EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #726EDD?

#726EDD is a light blue — rgb(114, 110, 221) in RGB and hsl(242, 62%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #726EDD?

#726EDD is rgb(114, 110, 221) — red 114, green 110, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #726EDD?

#726EDD converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 50%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #726EDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #726EDD scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #726EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #726EDD 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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