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#7357DB Color

#7357DB is rgb(115, 87, 219) in RGB, hsl(253, 65%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 60%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7357DB
HEX#7357DB
RGBrgb(115, 87, 219)
HSLhsl(253, 65%, 60%)
HSVhsv(253, 60%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 60%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.193 288.3)
LABlab(45.55% 36.84 -65.07)
LCHlch(45.55% 74.78 299.52)

What #7357DB 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 #7357DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.49Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.62Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.78Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.65Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.37Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 13.76

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

#7357DB Channel Values

How #7357DB 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 87 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 65% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 60% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7357DB 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 text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7357DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7357DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7357DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7357DB
Complementary
#BFDB57
Analogous
#577CDB
Analogous
#B657DB
Triadic
#DB7357
Triadic
#57DB73
Split comp.
#DBB657
Split comp.
#7CDB57

Tints & Shades of #7357DB

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

#856CE0
#9A85E5
#AB9AEA
#C0B3EF
#D2C8F3
#E7E2F9

Shades

#5835D4
#4727B9
#3A2097
#2D1976
#201254
#130B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7357DB.

How #7357DB 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#7357DB
Protanopia#5D5DDB
Protanomaly#665ADB
Deuteranopia#6161DB
Deuteranomaly#695DDB
Tritanopia#567373
Tritanomaly#6369A7
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #7357DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7357db: #7357DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7357DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7357db': '#7357DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.341, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7357db">#7357DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7357DB"

More Blue Colors

#7357DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7357DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7357DB?

#7357DB is a light blue — rgb(115, 87, 219) in RGB and hsl(253, 65%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #7357DB?

#7357DB is rgb(115, 87, 219) — red 115, green 87, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7357DB?

#7357DB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 60%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7357DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7357DB scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7357DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7357DB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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