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#7280CA Color

#7280CA is rgb(114, 128, 202) in RGB, hsl(230, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), visibly different at ΔE 12.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7280CA
HEX#7280CA
RGBrgb(114, 128, 202)
HSLhsl(230, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(230, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.113 274.5)
LABlab(54.86% 9.51 -40.62)
LCHlch(54.86% 41.72 283.17)

What #7280CA 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 #7280CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#7280CA Channel Values

How #7280CA 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 128 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7280CA 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7280CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7280CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7280CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #7280CA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7280CA.

How #7280CA 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#7280CA
Protanopia#7E7ECA
Protanomaly#797FCA
Deuteranopia#7C7CCA
Deuteranomaly#787DCA
Tritanopia#618C8C
Tritanomaly#6887A8
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7280CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7280ca: #7280CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7280CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7280ca': '#7280CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.502, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7280ca">#7280CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7280CA"

More Blue Colors

#7280CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7280CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7280CA?

#7280CA is a light blue — rgb(114, 128, 202) in RGB and hsl(230, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.73.

What is the RGB value of #7280CA?

#7280CA is rgb(114, 128, 202) — red 114, green 128, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7280CA?

#7280CA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7280CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7280CA scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7280CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7280CA 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 13.18, which is visibly different.

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