Palettes / Colors / #7174FF

#7174FF — Light Vivid Blue

#7174FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#7174FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFFD70; it also sits naturally between #70BAFF and #B570FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 45% · Blue 100%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7174FF

.text { color: #7174FF; }
.background { background-color: #7174FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7174FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 116, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 100%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7174FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 116, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7174FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 116, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7174FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7174FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFD70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7174FF: #000000.

How #7174FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7174FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7174FF?

#7174FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 116, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7174FF?

#7174FF is RGB 113, 116, 255 — HSL 239°, 100%, 72% — CMYK 56%, 55%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #7174FF?

Its complement is #FFFD70; analogous partners are #70BAFF and #B570FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7174FF for text?

Black text on #7174FF has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.72:1.