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#7378C9 Color

#7378C9 is rgb(115, 120, 201) in RGB, hsl(237, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7378C9
HEX#7378C9
RGBrgb(115, 120, 201)
HSLhsl(237, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(237, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.122 279.4)
LABlab(52.75% 14.04 -43.37)
LCHlch(52.75% 45.58 287.94)

What #7378C9 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 #7378C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 7.46Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.68Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.43Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.77Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 15.45Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 15.47

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

#7378C9 Channel Values

How #7378C9 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 120 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7378C9 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7378C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7378C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7378C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7378C9
Complementary
#C9C473
Analogous
#73A2C9
Analogous
#9A73C9
Triadic
#C97378
Triadic
#78C973
Split comp.
#C99A73
Split comp.
#A2C973

Tints & Shades of #7378C9

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

#868AD0
#989BD7
#ABADDE
#C1C2E7
#D3D4EE
#E5E6F5

Shades

#565BBD
#4045A5
#353988
#292D6A
#1E204D
#11122C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7378C9.

How #7378C9 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#7378C9
Protanopia#7777C9
Protanomaly#7678C9
Deuteranopia#7676C9
Deuteranomaly#7577C9
Tritanopia#628686
Tritanomaly#6981A5
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7378C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7378c9: #7378C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7378C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7378c9': '#7378C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.471, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_7378c9">#7378C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7378C9"

More Blue Colors

#7378C9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7378C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7378C9?

#7378C9 is a light blue — rgb(115, 120, 201) in RGB and hsl(237, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #7378C9?

#7378C9 is rgb(115, 120, 201) — red 115, green 120, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7378C9?

#7378C9 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7378C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7378C9 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7378C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7378C9 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 15.47, which is visibly different.

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