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#7355BE Color

#7355BE is rgb(115, 85, 190) in RGB, hsl(257, 45%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 55%, 0%, 25%) 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 7.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7355BE
HEX#7355BE
RGBrgb(115, 85, 190)
HSLhsl(257, 45%, 54%)
HSVhsv(257, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 55%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.158 293.5)
LABlab(43.43% 31.38 -51.83)
LCHlch(43.43% 60.60 301.19)

What #7355BE 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 #7355BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.19Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 8.09Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 10.14Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.09Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.58Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.1

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

#7355BE Channel Values

How #7355BE 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 115 · G 85 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 45% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 55% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7355BE 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 text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7355BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7355BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7355BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7355BE
Complementary
#A1BE55
Analogous
#556CBE
Analogous
#A855BE
Triadic
#BE7355
Triadic
#55BE73
Split comp.
#BEA855
Split comp.
#6CBE55

Tints & Shades of #7355BE

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

#856BC7
#9A85D1
#AD9BD9
#BFB1E2
#D1C8EA
#E7E1F4

Shades

#6042AE
#523894
#442E7A
#33235C
#251943
#170F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7355BE.

How #7355BE 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#7355BE
Protanopia#5B5BBE
Protanomaly#6559BE
Deuteranopia#6060BE
Deuteranomaly#685CBE
Tritanopia#606A6A
Tritanomaly#686293
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7355BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7355be: #7355BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7355BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7355be': '#7355BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.333, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_7355be">#7355BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7355BE"

More Purple Colors

#7355BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7355BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7355BE?

#7355BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 85, 190) in RGB and hsl(257, 45%, 54%) 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 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #7355BE?

#7355BE is rgb(115, 85, 190) — red 115, green 85, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7355BE?

#7355BE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 55%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7355BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7355BE scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7355BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7355BE 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 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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