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#7387CE Color

#7387CE is rgb(115, 135, 206) in RGB, hsl(227, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), visibly different at ΔE 11.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7387CE
HEX#7387CE
RGBrgb(115, 135, 206)
HSLhsl(227, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(227, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.109 271.1)
LABlab(57.00% 6.85 -39.53)
LCHlch(57.00% 40.12 279.83)

What #7387CE 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 #7387CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.14Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 11.63Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 11.96Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 12.02Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 12.08Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 14.07

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

#7387CE Channel Values

How #7387CE 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 135 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7387CE 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 text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7387CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7387CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7387CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7387CE
Complementary
#CEBA73
Analogous
#73B4CE
Analogous
#8D73CE
Triadic
#CE7387
Triadic
#87CE73
Split comp.
#CE8D73
Split comp.
#B4CE73

Tints & Shades of #7387CE

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

#8697D5
#99A7DB
#ACB8E2
#BFC8E8
#D2D8EF
#E5E8F6

Shades

#556DC3
#3D55AE
#32478F
#26366D
#1C274F
#10162D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7387CE.

How #7387CE 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#7387CE
Protanopia#8484CE
Protanomaly#7D85CE
Deuteranopia#8181CE
Deuteranomaly#7C83CE
Tritanopia#639292
Tritanomaly#6A8EAE
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #7387CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7387ce: #7387CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7387CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7387ce': '#7387CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.529, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_7387ce">#7387CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#7387CE"

More Blue Colors

#7387CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7387CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7387CE?

#7387CE is a light blue — rgb(115, 135, 206) in RGB and hsl(227, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.14.

What is the RGB value of #7387CE?

#7387CE is rgb(115, 135, 206) — red 115, green 135, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7387CE?

#7387CE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7387CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7387CE scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7387CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7387CE 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 12.08, which is visibly different.

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