Palettes / Colors / #7179EA

#7179EA — Light Blue

#7179EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#7179EA 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 #EAE271; it also sits naturally between #71B5EA and #A571EA. 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 47% · Blue 92%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7179EA

.text { color: #7179EA; }
.background { background-color: #7179EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7179EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 121, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7179EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 121, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7179EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 121, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7179EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7179EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE271:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7179EA: #000000.

How #7179EA 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 #7179EA 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 #7179EA?

#7179EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 113, 121, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7179EA?

#7179EA is RGB 113, 121, 234 — HSL 236°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 52%, 48%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #7179EA?

Its complement is #EAE271; analogous partners are #71B5EA and #A571EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7179EA for text?

Black text on #7179EA has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.