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#7285CA Color

#7285CA is rgb(114, 133, 202) in RGB, hsl(227, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glaucous (#6082B6), visibly different at ΔE 11.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7285CA
HEX#7285CA
RGBrgb(114, 133, 202)
HSLhsl(227, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(227, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.107 271.4)
LABlab(56.23% 6.74 -38.50)
LCHlch(56.23% 39.08 279.93)

What #7285CA 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 #7285CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#7285CA Channel Values

How #7285CA 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 133 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7285CA 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7285CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7285CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #7285CA

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7285CA.

How #7285CA 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#7285CA
Protanopia#8282CA
Protanomaly#7C83CA
Deuteranopia#7F7FCA
Deuteranomaly#7A82CA
Tritanopia#629090
Tritanomaly#698CAA
Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #7285CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7285ca: #7285CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7285CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7285ca': '#7285CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.522, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_7285ca">#7285CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7285CA"

More Blue Colors

#7285CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7285CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7285CA?

#7285CA is a light blue — rgb(114, 133, 202) in RGB and hsl(227, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glaucous (#6082B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.01.

What is the RGB value of #7285CA?

#7285CA is rgb(114, 133, 202) — red 114, green 133, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7285CA?

#7285CA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7285CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7285CA scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7285CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7285CA 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 13.24, which is visibly different.

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