Palettes / Colors / #7175EF

#7175EF — Light Vivid Blue

#7175EF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #7175EF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7175EF 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 #EFEB71; it also sits naturally between #71B4EF and #AC71EF. 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 46% · Blue 94%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7175EF

.text { color: #7175EF; }
.background { background-color: #7175EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7175EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 117, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7175EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 117, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7175EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 117, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7175EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7175EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEB71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7175EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7175EF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7175EF 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 #7175EF 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 #7175EF?

#7175EF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 117, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7175EF?

#7175EF is RGB 113, 117, 239 — HSL 238°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 53%, 51%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #7175EF?

Its complement is #EFEB71; analogous partners are #71B4EF and #AC71EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7175EF for text?

Black text on #7175EF has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.