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#755CDB Color

#755CDB is rgb(117, 92, 219) in RGB, hsl(252, 64%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 58%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#755CDB
HEX#755CDB
RGBrgb(117, 92, 219)
HSLhsl(252, 64%, 61%)
HSVhsv(252, 58%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 58%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.186 288)
LABlab(46.88% 34.57 -62.93)
LCHlch(46.88% 71.80 298.79)

What #755CDB 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 #755CDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.71Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.88Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.27Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.55Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.13Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.53

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

#755CDB Channel Values

How #755CDB 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 117 · G 92 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 64% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 58% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.87:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #755CDB 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.

TextWhite text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #755CDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #755CDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #755CDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#755CDB
Complementary
#C2DB5C
Analogous
#5C82DB
Analogous
#B55CDB
Triadic
#DB755C
Triadic
#5CDB75
Split comp.
#DBB55C
Split comp.
#82DB5C

Tints & Shades of #755CDB

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

#8771E0
#9C8AE5
#AE9FEA
#BFB4EE
#D1C9F3
#E6E2F9

Shades

#593AD4
#4729BC
#3A229B
#2C1A75
#1F1254
#130B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #755CDB.

How #755CDB 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#755CDB
Protanopia#6161DB
Protanomaly#695FDB
Deuteranopia#6565DB
Deuteranomaly#6C62DB
Tritanopia#5A7777
Tritanomaly#666DA8
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #755CDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-755cdb: #755CDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #755CDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-755cdb': '#755CDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.361, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_755cdb">#755CDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#755CDB"

More Blue Colors

#755CDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#755CDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #755CDB?

#755CDB is a light blue — rgb(117, 92, 219) in RGB and hsl(252, 64%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #755CDB?

#755CDB is rgb(117, 92, 219) — red 117, green 92, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #755CDB?

#755CDB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 58%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #755CDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #755CDB scores 4.87:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #755CDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #755CDB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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