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#7687DB Color

#7687DB is rgb(118, 135, 219) in RGB, hsl(230, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 38%, 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 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7687DB
HEX#7687DB
RGBrgb(118, 135, 219)
HSLhsl(230, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(230, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.127 273.7)
LABlab(57.75% 10.71 -45.62)
LCHlch(57.75% 46.86 283.21)

What #7687DB 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 #7687DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.58United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.17Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.72Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 15.48Han Blue#446CCFΔE 15.52

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

#7687DB Channel Values

How #7687DB 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 118 · G 135 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7687DB 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 text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7687DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7687DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7687DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7687DB
Complementary
#DBCA76
Analogous
#76B9DB
Analogous
#9876DB
Triadic
#DB7687
Triadic
#87DB76
Split comp.
#DB9876
Split comp.
#B9DB76

Tints & Shades of #7687DB

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

#8A98E0
#9AA7E4
#AEB8EA
#BFC6EE
#D3D8F3
#E3E6F8

Shades

#5267D1
#334BC1
#2A3D9D
#21307D
#182259
#0E1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7687DB.

How #7687DB 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#7687DB
Protanopia#8484DB
Protanomaly#7F85DB
Deuteranopia#8282DB
Deuteranomaly#7D84DB
Tritanopia#629595
Tritanomaly#6A90B5
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #7687DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7687db: #7687DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7687DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7687db': '#7687DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.529, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_7687db">#7687DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#7687DB"

More Blue Colors

#7687DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7687DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7687DB?

#7687DB is a light blue — rgb(118, 135, 219) in RGB and hsl(230, 58%, 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 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #7687DB?

#7687DB is rgb(118, 135, 219) — red 118, green 135, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7687DB?

#7687DB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7687DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7687DB scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7687DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7687DB 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 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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