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#7389C9 Color

#7389C9 is rgb(115, 137, 201) in RGB, hsl(225, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 32%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glaucous (#6082B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7389C9
HEX#7389C9
RGBrgb(115, 137, 201)
HSLhsl(225, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(225, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 32%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.1 269)
LABlab(57.36% 4.61 -36.17)
LCHlch(57.36% 36.46 277.26)

What #7389C9 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 #7389C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 8.49Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 8.84Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 11.16Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 11.74Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.8Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 11.92

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

#7389C9 Channel Values

How #7389C9 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 137 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7389C9 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7389C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7389C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7389C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7389C9
Complementary
#C9B373
Analogous
#73B3C9
Analogous
#8973C9
Triadic
#C97389
Triadic
#89C973
Split comp.
#C98973
Split comp.
#B3C973

Tints & Shades of #7389C9

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

#8698D0
#98A8D7
#ABB7DE
#C1CAE7
#D3DAEE
#E5E9F5

Shades

#5670BD
#405AA5
#354A88
#293A6A
#1E2A4D
#11182C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7389C9.

How #7389C9 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#7389C9
Protanopia#8686C9
Protanomaly#7F87C9
Deuteranopia#8282C9
Deuteranomaly#7C85C9
Tritanopia#659393
Tritanomaly#6B8FAB
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7389C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7389c9: #7389C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7389C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7389c9': '#7389C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.537, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_7389c9">#7389C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#7389C9"

More Blue Colors

#7389C9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7389C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7389C9?

#7389C9 is a light blue — rgb(115, 137, 201) in RGB and hsl(225, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glaucous (#6082B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #7389C9?

#7389C9 is rgb(115, 137, 201) — red 115, green 137, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7389C9?

#7389C9 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 32%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7389C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7389C9 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7389C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7389C9 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.43, which is visibly different.

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