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#7487cd color: Violets Are Blue

#7487cd is rgb(116, 135, 205) in RGB and oklch(63.775% 0.1077 271.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

63.8%
0.108
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • indigo-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #7487cd

#7487cd is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 63.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violets Are Blue (#7487c6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-400.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #7487cd mixed with white

  1. 7487cd
  2. 8193d3
  3. 8e9fd8
  4. 9babdd
  5. a9b7e3
  6. b7c2e8
  7. c5ceed
  8. d3dbf1
  9. e2e7f6
  10. f0f3fb

Darker: #7487cd mixed with black

  1. 7487cd
  2. 6475b2
  3. 546398
  4. 45517e
  5. 374166
  6. 29314e
  7. 1b2138
  8. 0f1323
  9. 05060f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #7487cd with less saturation

  1. 7487cd
  2. 7688c7
  3. 7888c0
  4. 7b89ba
  5. 7d8ab3
  6. 7f8aad
  7. 828aa6
  8. 848ba0
  9. 878b99
  10. 898b92

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Colors that go with #7487cd

Complementary
#7487cd#a38934
Analogous
#7487cd#4893c7#977bc2
Triadic
#7487cd#c47162#559e6a
Split
#7487cd#ba7b41#819647

Questions about #7487cd

What color is #7487cd?

#7487cd is soft indigo. The closest named color is Violets Are Blue. In RGB it is rgb(116, 135, 205), in HSL hsl(227.19, 47.09%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.775% 0.1077 271.519).

What colors go well with #7487cd?

The complementary color of #7487cd is #a38934. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4893c7 and #977bc2. The triadic partners are #c47162 and #559e6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #7487cd?

White text reads better on #7487cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and black gives 6.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7487cd a warm or cool color?

#7487cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 63.8% and its chroma 0.108.