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#7386DE Color

#7386DE is rgb(115, 134, 222) in RGB, hsl(229, 62%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 40%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7386DE
HEX#7386DE
RGBrgb(115, 134, 222)
HSLhsl(229, 62%, 66%)
HSVhsv(229, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 40%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.133 272.9)
LABlab(57.40% 11.17 -47.86)
LCHlch(57.40% 49.14 283.14)

What #7386DE 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 #7386DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.28United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.81Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.63Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.36Han Blue#446CCFΔE 13.76Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 15.41

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

#7386DE Channel Values

How #7386DE 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 134 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 62% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 48% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7386DE 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7386DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7386DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7386DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7386DE
Complementary
#DECA73
Analogous
#73BCDE
Analogous
#9573DE
Triadic
#DE7386
Triadic
#86DE73
Split comp.
#DE9573
Split comp.
#BCDE73

Tints & Shades of #7386DE

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

#8798E3
#98A6E7
#ACB8EC
#BDC6EF
#D2D8F4
#E2E6F8

Shades

#4D66D5
#2F4AC6
#263CA1
#1E3080
#15225B
#0D1436

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7386DE.

How #7386DE 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#7386DE
Protanopia#8383DE
Protanomaly#7D84DE
Deuteranopia#8080DE
Deuteranomaly#7B83DE
Tritanopia#5D9595
Tritanomaly#668FB7
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #7386DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7386de: #7386DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7386DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7386de': '#7386DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.525, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_7386de">#7386DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7386DE"

More Blue Colors

#7386DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7386DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7386DE?

#7386DE is a light blue — rgb(115, 134, 222) in RGB and hsl(229, 62%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #7386DE?

#7386DE is rgb(115, 134, 222) — red 115, green 134, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7386DE?

#7386DE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 40%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7386DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7386DE scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7386DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7386DE 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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