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#736BE1 Color

#736BE1 is rgb(115, 107, 225) in RGB, hsl(244, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 12%) 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 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#736BE1
HEX#736BE1
RGBrgb(115, 107, 225)
HSLhsl(244, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(244, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.174 282.8)
LABlab(50.59% 27.09 -60.35)
LCHlch(50.59% 66.15 294.17)

What #736BE1 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 #736BE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.74Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.14Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.91Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.44Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 11.86Iris#5A4FCFΔE 12.84

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

#736BE1 Channel Values

How #736BE1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #736BE1 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #736BE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #736BE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #736BE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#736BE1
Complementary
#D9E16B
Analogous
#6B9EE1
Analogous
#AE6BE1
Triadic
#E1736B
Triadic
#6BE173
Split comp.
#E1AE6B
Split comp.
#9EE16B

Tints & Shades of #736BE1

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

#8780E5
#9791E8
#ABA6ED
#BFBBF1
#D3D0F5
#E3E1F9

Shades

#4F45D9
#342ACB
#2B22A5
#211A7F
#171259
#0E0B37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #736BE1.

How #736BE1 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#736BE1
Protanopia#6C6CE1
Protanomaly#6F6CE1
Deuteranopia#6E6EE1
Deuteranomaly#706DE1
Tritanopia#578282
Tritanomaly#6379B0
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #736BE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-736be1: #736BE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #736BE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-736be1': '#736BE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.420, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_736be1">#736BE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#736BE1"

More Blue Colors

#736BE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#736BE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #736BE1?

#736BE1 is a light blue — rgb(115, 107, 225) in RGB and hsl(244, 66%, 65%) 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 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #736BE1?

#736BE1 is rgb(115, 107, 225) — red 115, green 107, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #736BE1?

#736BE1 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 52%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #736BE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #736BE1 scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #736BE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #736BE1 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 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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