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#757DEA Color

#757DEA is rgb(117, 125, 234) in RGB, hsl(236, 74%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 47%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), visibly different at ΔE 11.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#757DEA
HEX#757DEA
RGBrgb(117, 125, 234)
HSLhsl(236, 74%, 69%)
HSVhsv(236, 50%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 47%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.161 277.6)
LABlab(55.73% 19.63 -57.16)
LCHlch(55.73% 60.44 288.95)

What #757DEA 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 #757DEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#757DEA Channel Values

How #757DEA 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 125 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 74% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 50% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #757DEA 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #757DEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #757DEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #757DEA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #757DEA.

How #757DEA 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#757DEA
Protanopia#7C7CEA
Protanomaly#797CEA
Deuteranopia#7A7AEA
Deuteranomaly#787BEA
Tritanopia#599191
Tritanomaly#6589BB
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #757DEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-757dea: #757DEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #757DEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-757dea': '#757DEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.490, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_757dea">#757DEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#757DEA"

More Blue Colors

#757DEA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#757DEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #757DEA?

#757DEA is a light blue — rgb(117, 125, 234) in RGB and hsl(236, 74%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.51.

What is the RGB value of #757DEA?

#757DEA is rgb(117, 125, 234) — red 117, green 125, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #757DEA?

#757DEA converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 47%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #757DEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #757DEA scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #757DEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #757DEA 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

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