Palettes / Colors / #7375BB

#7375BB — Muted Blue

#7375BB is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #7375BB 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.

#7375BB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBB972; it also sits naturally between #7299BB and #9472BB. 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 45% · Green 46% · Blue 73%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7375BB

.text { color: #7375BB; }
.background { background-color: #7375BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7375BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 117, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7375BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 117, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7375BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 117, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7375BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7375BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBB972:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7375BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7375BB

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 #7375BB 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 #7375BB 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 #7375BB?

#7375BB is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 115, 117, 187). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7375BB?

#7375BB is RGB 115, 117, 187 — HSL 238°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 39%, 37%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #7375BB?

Its complement is #BBB972; analogous partners are #7299BB and #9472BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7375BB for text?

Black text on #7375BB has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.