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#7487DC Color

#7487DC is rgb(116, 135, 220) in RGB, hsl(229, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7487DC
HEX#7487DC
RGBrgb(116, 135, 220)
HSLhsl(229, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(229, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.129 272.8)
LABlab(57.65% 10.41 -46.34)
LCHlch(57.65% 47.50 282.66)

What #7487DC 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 #7487DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.05United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.2Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.32Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.33Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.96Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 15.5

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

#7487DC Channel Values

How #7487DC 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 116 · G 135 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 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 #7487DC 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 text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7487DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7487DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7487DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7487DC
Complementary
#DCC974
Analogous
#74BBDC
Analogous
#9574DC
Triadic
#DC7487
Triadic
#87DC74
Split comp.
#DC9574
Split comp.
#BBDC74

Tints & Shades of #7487DC

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

#8999E1
#99A7E6
#ADB9EB
#BEC7EF
#D2D8F4
#E2E6F8

Shades

#5068D3
#314CC4
#283E9F
#20317E
#16235A
#0D1535

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7487DC.

How #7487DC 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#7487DC
Protanopia#8484DC
Protanomaly#7E85DC
Deuteranopia#8181DC
Deuteranomaly#7C84DC
Tritanopia#5F9595
Tritanomaly#6890B6
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #7487DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7487dc: #7487DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7487DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7487dc': '#7487DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.529, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_7487dc">#7487DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#7487DC"

More Blue Colors

#7487DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7487DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7487DC?

#7487DC is a light blue — rgb(116, 135, 220) in RGB and hsl(229, 60%, 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 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #7487DC?

#7487DC is rgb(116, 135, 220) — red 116, green 135, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7487DC?

#7487DC converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7487DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7487DC scores 3.36:1 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 #7487DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7487DC 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 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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