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#736BDB Color

#736BDB is rgb(115, 107, 219) in RGB, hsl(244, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 51%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#736BDB
HEX#736BDB
RGBrgb(115, 107, 219)
HSLhsl(244, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(244, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 51%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59% 0.166 283.3)
LABlab(50.27% 25.65 -57.48)
LCHlch(50.27% 62.94 294.04)

What #736BDB 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 #736BDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 7.08Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.53Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.06Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.14Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.21Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 12.57

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

#736BDB Channel Values

How #736BDB 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 107 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.33:1 vs white · 4.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #736BDB 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 text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #736BDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #736BDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #736BDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#736BDB
Complementary
#D4DB6B
Analogous
#6B9CDB
Analogous
#AB6BDB
Triadic
#DB736B
Triadic
#6BDB73
Split comp.
#DBAB6B
Split comp.
#9CDB6B

Tints & Shades of #736BDB

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

#8680E0
#9A94E5
#ADA9EA
#BDB9EE
#D0CEF3
#E4E2F8

Shades

#5046D2
#382FC1
#2E269C
#241E7B
#191556
#100D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #736BDB.

How #736BDB 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#736BDB
Protanopia#6C6CDB
Protanomaly#6F6CDB
Deuteranopia#6E6EDB
Deuteranomaly#706DDB
Tritanopia#598181
Tritanomaly#6478AC
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #736BDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-736bdb: #736BDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #736BDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-736bdb': '#736BDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.420, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_736bdb">#736BDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#736BDB"

More Blue Colors

#736BDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#736BDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #736BDB?

#736BDB is a light blue — rgb(115, 107, 219) in RGB and hsl(244, 61%, 64%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #736BDB?

#736BDB is rgb(115, 107, 219) — red 115, green 107, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #736BDB?

#736BDB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 51%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #736BDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #736BDB scores 4.33:1 against white and 4.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #736BDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #736BDB 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 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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