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#7895E2 Color

#7895E2 is rgb(120, 149, 226) in RGB, hsl(224, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7895E2
HEX#7895E2
RGBrgb(120, 149, 226)
HSLhsl(224, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(224, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.119 267.5)
LABlab(61.94% 5.26 -42.92)
LCHlch(61.94% 43.24 276.99)

What #7895E2 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 #7895E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.55Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.63Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 10.44Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.68Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 12.43Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 13.96

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

#7895E2 Channel Values

How #7895E2 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 149 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7895E2 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7895E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7895E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7895E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7895E2
Complementary
#E2C678
Analogous
#78CAE2
Analogous
#9178E2
Triadic
#E27895
Triadic
#95E278
Split comp.
#E29178
Split comp.
#CAE278

Tints & Shades of #7895E2

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

#89A2E6
#9EB3EA
#AFC0EE
#C0CDF2
#D1DAF5
#E6EBFA

Shades

#5277DA
#2D59D2
#2549AD
#1C3782
#14275D
#0C1737

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7895E2.

How #7895E2 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#7895E2
Protanopia#9191E2
Protanomaly#8792E2
Deuteranopia#8C8CE2
Deuteranomaly#8590E2
Tritanopia#65A1A1
Tritanomaly#6D9DBF
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7895E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7895e2: #7895E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7895E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7895e2': '#7895E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.584, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_7895e2">#7895E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#7895E2"

More Blue Colors

#7895E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7895E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7895E2?

#7895E2 is a light blue — rgb(120, 149, 226) in RGB and hsl(224, 65%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #7895E2?

#7895E2 is rgb(120, 149, 226) — red 120, green 149, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7895E2?

#7895E2 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7895E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7895E2 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7895E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7895E2 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 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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