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#7387DD Color

#7387DD is rgb(115, 135, 221) in RGB, hsl(229, 61%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 39%, 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 8.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7387DD
HEX#7387DD
RGBrgb(115, 135, 221)
HSLhsl(229, 61%, 66%)
HSVhsv(229, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 39%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.131 272.4)
LABlab(57.62% 10.38 -46.95)
LCHlch(57.62% 48.08 282.47)

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

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.79United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.08Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.33Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.05Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.54Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 15.16

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

#7387DD Channel Values

How #7387DD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 61% · 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 39% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7387DD 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7387DD

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

Base
#7387DD
Complementary
#DDCA73
Analogous
#73BCDD
Analogous
#9573DD
Triadic
#DD7387
Triadic
#87DD73
Split comp.
#DD9573
Split comp.
#BCDD73

Tints & Shades of #7387DD

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

#8898E2
#98A7E6
#ADB8EB
#BDC6EF
#D2D8F4
#E2E6F8

Shades

#4E67D4
#304BC5
#273DA0
#1F317F
#16225A
#0D1435

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

How #7387DD 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#7387DD
Protanopia#8484DD
Protanomaly#7D85DD
Deuteranopia#8181DD
Deuteranomaly#7C83DD
Tritanopia#5D9696
Tritanomaly#6790B7
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #7387DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7387dd: #7387DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7387DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7387dd': '#7387DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.529, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_7387dd">#7387DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7387DD"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7387DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7387DD?

#7387DD is a light blue — rgb(115, 135, 221) in RGB and hsl(229, 61%, 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #7387DD?

#7387DD is rgb(115, 135, 221) — red 115, green 135, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7387DD?

#7387DD converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 39%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7387DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7387DD scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #7387DD 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 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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