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#735BDC Color

#735BDC is rgb(115, 91, 220) in RGB, hsl(251, 65%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#735BDC
HEX#735BDC
RGBrgb(115, 91, 220)
HSLhsl(251, 65%, 61%)
HSVhsv(251, 59%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.189 287.3)
LABlab(46.52% 34.87 -64.08)
LCHlch(46.52% 72.96 298.55)

What #735BDC 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 #735BDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.43Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.59Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.74Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.33Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.6Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.08

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

#735BDC Channel Values

How #735BDC 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 91 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 65% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 59% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #735BDC 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #735BDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #735BDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #735BDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#735BDC
Complementary
#C4DC5B
Analogous
#5B84DC
Analogous
#B35BDC
Triadic
#DC735B
Triadic
#5BDC73
Split comp.
#DCB35B
Split comp.
#84DC5B

Tints & Shades of #735BDC

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

#8570E1
#9A89E6
#AC9EEA
#BEB3EF
#D0C8F3
#E6E2F9

Shades

#5639D5
#4428BD
#38219C
#2A1976
#1E1254
#120B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #735BDC.

How #735BDC 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#735BDC
Protanopia#6060DC
Protanomaly#685EDC
Deuteranopia#6464DC
Deuteranomaly#6A60DC
Tritanopia#567676
Tritanomaly#636CA9
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #735BDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-735bdc: #735BDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #735BDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-735bdc': '#735BDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.357, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_735bdc">#735BDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#735BDC"

More Blue Colors

#735BDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#735BDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #735BDC?

#735BDC is a light blue — rgb(115, 91, 220) in RGB and hsl(251, 65%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #735BDC?

#735BDC is rgb(115, 91, 220) — red 115, green 91, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #735BDC?

#735BDC converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 59%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #735BDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #735BDC scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #735BDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #735BDC 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 5.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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