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#7889E3 Color

#7889E3 is rgb(120, 137, 227) in RGB, hsl(230, 66%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 11%) 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 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7889E3
HEX#7889E3
RGBrgb(120, 137, 227)
HSLhsl(230, 66%, 68%)
HSVhsv(230, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.135 274)
LABlab(58.76% 12.04 -48.47)
LCHlch(58.76% 49.94 283.95)

What #7889E3 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 #7889E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.48United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.47Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 11.96Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 13.37Han Blue#446CCFΔE 14.52Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 15.05

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

#7889E3 Channel Values

How #7889E3 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 120 · G 137 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 66% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7889E3 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7889E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7889E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7889E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7889E3
Complementary
#E3D178
Analogous
#78BFE3
Analogous
#9B78E3
Triadic
#E37889
Triadic
#89E378
Split comp.
#E39B78
Split comp.
#BFE378

Tints & Shades of #7889E3

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

#8898E7
#9EABEB
#AFB9EF
#C0C8F2
#D0D7F5
#E6E9FA

Shades

#5168DB
#2B47D4
#243BAE
#1B2C83
#131F5D
#0B1337

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7889E3.

How #7889E3 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#7889E3
Protanopia#8686E3
Protanomaly#8187E3
Deuteranopia#8484E3
Deuteranomaly#7F86E3
Tritanopia#629898
Tritanomaly#6B92BB
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7889E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7889e3: #7889E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7889E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7889e3': '#7889E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.537, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_7889e3">#7889E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7889E3"

More Blue Colors

#7889E3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7889E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7889E3?

#7889E3 is a light blue — rgb(120, 137, 227) in RGB and hsl(230, 66%, 68%) 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 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #7889E3?

#7889E3 is rgb(120, 137, 227) — red 120, green 137, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7889E3?

#7889E3 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7889E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7889E3 scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7889E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7889E3 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 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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